glibc: glibc: Invalid DNS hostname returned via gethostbyaddr functions

A flaw was found in the GNU C library glibc. When applications use the gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddrr functions with a nsswitch.conf configuration that specifies glibc's DNS backend, the library may return an invalid DNS hostname. This violates the DNS specification and could lead to application...

CVE-2026-4438

A flaw was found in the GNU C library glibc. When applications use the gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddrr functions with a nsswitch.conf configuration that specifies glibc's DNS backend, the library may return an invalid DNS hostname. This violates the DNS specification and could lead to application...

CVE-2026-4437

A flaw was found in glibc the GNU C Library. When an application uses the gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddrr functions with a nsswitch.conf configuration that specifies glibc's DNS backend, a remote attacker can send a specially crafted DNS Domain Name System response. This crafted response can caus...

gethostbyaddr and gethostbyaddr_r return invalid DNS hostnames

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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-4438

Calling gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddrr 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...

CVE-2026-4438

CVE-2026-4438 concerns gethostbyaddr/gethostbyaddr_r built against an NSS DNS backend as configured in glibc (versions 2.34–2.43). The issue can cause an invalid DNS hostname to be returned to the caller, violating DNS specifications. Details originate from NVD/CVE records and the Sourceware bug ...

CVE-2026-4438 gethostbyaddr and gethostbyaddr_r return invalid DNS hostnames

Calling gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddrr 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...

CVE-2026-4438

Calling gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddrr 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...

CVE-2026-4437

Calling gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddrr 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, with a crafted response from the configured DNS server, result in a violation of the DNS specification that causes the...

GNU C Library 安全漏洞

The GNU C Library is an open-source, free C programming language library published by the GNU community under the LGPL license. Versions of the GNU C Library 2.34 to 2.43 contained security vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities occurred because the gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddrr functions might...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-4438

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Calling gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddrr with a configured nsswitch.conf that specifies the library's DNS backend in the GNU C library version 2.34 to version 2....