CVE-2026-4438— gethostbyaddr and gethostbyaddr_r return invalid DNS hostnames
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-4438
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
gethostbyaddr and gethostbyaddr_r return invalid DNS hostnames
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
输入验证不恰当
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
GNU C Library 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
GNU C Library是GNU社区的一种按照LGPL许可协议发布的开源免费的C语言编译程序。 GNU C library 2.34至2.43版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于gethostbyaddr或gethostbyaddr_r函数可能返回无效的DNS主机名，违反DNS规范。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The GNU C Library | glibc | 2.34 ~ 2.43 | - |
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IV. Related Vulnerabilities
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Potential buffer under-read in ungetwc - CVE-2026-4046
iconv crash due to assertion failure with untrusted input
Same vendor: The GNU C Library
- CVE-2026-6238
Buffer overread in ns_printrrf with corrupted RDATA field - CVE-2026-5435
Potential buffer overflow in ns_sprintrrf TSIG handling path - CVE-2026-5450
scanf %mc off-by-one heap buffer overflow - CVE-2026-5928
Potential buffer under-read in ungetwc - CVE-2026-4046
iconv crash due to assertion failure with untrusted input
Same weakness: CWE-20
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