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CVE-2026-40553 Stack-based buffer overflow in gawk

🗓️ 13 Jul 2026 12:07:56Reported by CERT-PLType 
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CVE-2026-40553: Stack overflow in gawk ftype() within extension/readdir.c, affecting versions 5.4.0 and earlier, risking crash and possible code execution.

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[
  {
    "vendor": "GNU",
    "product": "gawk",
    "repo": "https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/",
    "programFiles": [
      "readdir.c"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "ftype()"
      }
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]

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