CVE-2026-4438 (GCVE-0-2026-4438)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-20 19:59 – Updated: 2026-03-23 15:06
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Title
gethostbyaddr and gethostbyaddr_r return invalid DNS hostnames
Summary
Calling gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddr_r with a configured nsswitch.conf that specifies the library's DNS backend in the GNU C library version 2.34 to version 2.43 could result in an invalid DNS hostname being returned to the caller in violation of the DNS specification.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper input validation
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
The GNU C Library glibc Affected: 2.34 , ≤ 2.43 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2026-03-20 22:17
Credits
Antonio Maini (0rbitingZer0) - 0rbitingZer0@proton.me
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