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CVE-2026-6238 MEDIUM

Published: 2026-04-28 | Last Modified: 2026-07-14 | Status: Modified

Description

The deprecated functions ns_printrrf, ns_printrr and fp_nquery in the GNU C Library version 2.0.1 to version 2.43 fail to validate the RDATA content against the RDATA length in a DNS response when processing A6, CERT, LOC, TKEY or TSIG records, which may allow an attacker to craft a DNS response, causing a target application to crash or read uninitialized memory. These functions are for application debugging only and hence not in the path of code executed by the DNS resolver. Further, they have been deprecated since version 2.34 and should not be used by any new applications. Applications should consider porting away from these interfaces since they may be removed in future versions.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactLOW
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactLOW

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Impact Score: 2.5

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18 Secondary
en CWE-126

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
gnu glibc * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b81058880> Application

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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