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CVE-2026-86805VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Open Source · GNU libc: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-86805· Medium 6.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium : upgrade to 2.45 when convenient.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 13:34 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.45
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade glibc and the Debian debian/glibc package and the Red Hat redhat/glibc package to 2.45.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
The GNU C LibraryglibcAffected
  • >=2.14 <2.45
Fixed in
  • 2.45
Debiandebian/glibcpkg:deb/debian/glibcOther threatsAffected
  • >=2.14 <2.45
Fixed in
  • 2.45
Red Hatredhat/glibcpkg:rpm/redhat/glibcOther threatsAffected
  • >=2.14 <2.45
Fixed in
  • 2.45

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in glibc version 2.45. Users and administrators should apply the official updates provided by their Linux distribution vendors, such as the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 security advisories RHSA-2026:95618 and RHSA-2026:96038. Detailed update instructions are available from Red Hat's official security advisory pages. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the GNU libc (glibc) library, which is a core component of Linux and other Unix-like operating systems providing essential system call interfaces and basic functionality. The issues include a TOCTOU race condition in the dynamic loader that can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution, a stack overflow in nscd causing degraded DNS resolution, denial of service via long search domain configuration, and a stack-based buffer overflow that can cause denial of service and information disclosure. These vulnerabilities affect glibc versions prior to 2.45 and version 2.45 itself. Red Hat has issued security advisories and released patches addressing these issues in version 2.45. The overall security impact is rated as Moderate by Red Hat.

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