NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting binutils-gprofng package, versions <0:2.46.1-1.2.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-BINUTILSGPROFNG-21274660
  • published20 Oct 2026
  • disclosed15 Sept 2026

Introduced: 15 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-91781  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 binutils-gprofng to version 0:2.46.1-1.2.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:67961.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils-gprofng package and not the binutils-gprofng package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function elf_x86_64_common_section_index of the file bfd/elf64-x86-64.c of the component ELF Section Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.48 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 7322e9bc30cb282575a701c307851fd3d66fee68. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1