ALSA-2026:42694

ALSA-2026:42694 · Moderate: glibc security update

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The glibc packages provide the standard C libraries (libc), POSIX thread libraries (libpthread), standard math libraries (libm), and the name service cache daemon (nscd) used by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function correctly. Security Fix(es): * glibc: glibc: Information disclosure or denial of service via ungetwc function with specific wide character encodings (CVE-2026-5928) * glibc: glibc: Out-of-bounds write via TSIG record processing (CVE-2026-5435) * glibc: glibc: Application crash or uninitialized memory read via crafted DNS response (CVE-2026-6238) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fix available

Published

2026-07-21T00:00:00Z

Updated

2026-07-22T15:44:31.595858091Z

Stack: system

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