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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90801
A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This impacts the function cache_bwrite of the file bfd/cache.c of the component ld. The mani...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This impacts the function cache_bwrite of the file bfd/cache.c of the component ld. The manipulation of the argument nbytes results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
binutils
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:13
binutils
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:14
binutils
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org