CVE-2026-5358 (GCVE-0-2026-5358)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-20 20:37 – Updated: 2026-04-20 20:37
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Title
Static buffer overflow in deprecated nis_local_principal
Summary
The obsolete nis_local_principal function in the GNU C Library version 2.43 and older may overflow a buffer in the data section, which could allow an attacker to spoof a crafted response to a UDP request generated by this function and overwrite neighboring static data in the requesting application. NIS support is obsolete and has been deprecated in the GNU C Library since version 2.26 and is only maintained for legacy usage. Applications should port away from NIS to more modern identity and access management services.
Severity ?
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CWE
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
The GNU C Library glibc Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.43 (custom)
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Credits
Rahul Hoysala
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