CVE-2026-95818: CWE-121 Stack-based buffer overflow in The GNU C Library glibc
A stack-based buffer overflow in the dynamic loader (ld.so) of the GNU C Library (glibc) versions 2.14 through 2.44 allows a local attacker to crash or corrupt the memory of setuid/setgid (AT_SECURE) programs. When such a program's DT_RPATH or DT_RUNPATH begins with $ORIGIN and is followed by NUL or '/' the loader both reads past the end of the path buffer and writes past the end of a stack-allocated internal buffer. The corrupted loader stack can lead to a loader crash (denial of service) and limited disclosure of process memory.
CVE-2026-95818: CWE-121 Stack-based buffer overflow in The GNU C Library glibc
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow in the dynamic loader (ld.so) of the GNU C Library (glibc) versions 2.14 through 2.44 allows a local attacker to crash or corrupt the memory of setuid/setgid (AT_SECURE) programs. When such a program's DT_RPATH or DT_RUNPATH begins with $ORIGIN and is followed by NUL or '/' the loader both reads past the end of the path buffer and writes past the end of a stack-allocated internal buffer. The corrupted loader stack can lead to a loader crash (denial of service) and limited disclosure of process memory.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.6low
Affected software
The GNU C Library
glibc
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- glibc
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-22T15:51:34.793Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab2b4d6f7a7c54106794a52
Added to database: 09/22/2026, 17:03:18 UTC
Last updated: 09/22/2026, 17:03:18 UTC
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