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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2026-5435

The deprecated functions ns_printrrf, ns_printrr and fp_nquery in the GNU C Library version 2.2 and newer fail to enforce the caller-supplied buffer length, and can result in an out-of-bounds write when printing TSIG records.

HIGH 7.3EPSS 0.24%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The deprecated functions ns_printrrf, ns_printrr and fp_nquery in the GNU C Library version 2.2 and newer fail to enforce the caller-supplied buffer length, and can result in an out-of-bounds write when printing TSIG records.

CVSS 3.1
7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS
0.24% probability · 15th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
gnu/glibc
Source
3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.