CVE-2026-4046
CVE-2026-4046 · iconv crash due to assertion failure with untrusted input
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The iconv() function in the GNU C Library versions 2.43 and earlier may crash due to an assertion failure when converting inputs from the IBM1390 or IBM1399 character sets, which may be used to remotely crash an application. This vulnerability can be trivially mitigated by removing the IBM1390 and IBM1399 character sets from systems that do not need them.
CVSS 7.5 · High · EPSS 0.7% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
glibc
- Versions
- ≥ 2.3.3, ≤ 2.43: Affected (custom)
No fix published
glibc Debian:12
- Versions
- 2.36-9
- 2.36-9+deb12u1
- 2.36-9+deb12u10
- 2.36-9+deb12u11
- 2.36-9+deb12u12
- 2.36-9+deb12u13
- 2.36-9+deb12u2
- 2.36-9+deb12u3
- 2.36-9+deb12u4
- 2.36-9+deb12u5
- 2.36-9+deb12u6
- 2.36-9+deb12u7
- 2.36-9+deb12u8
- 2.36-9+deb12u9
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.36-9+deb12u14
Update to 2.36-9+deb12u14
glibc Debian:13
- Versions
- 2.41-12
- 2.41-12+deb13u1
- 2.41-12+deb13u2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.41-12+deb13u3
Update to 2.41-12+deb13u3
glibc Debian:14
- Versions
- 2.41-12
- 2.41-13~hurd.0
- 2.41-13~hurd.1
- 2.42-1
- 2.42-10
- 2.42-11
- 2.42-12
- 2.42-12~hurd.1
- 2.42-13
- 2.42-14
- 2.42-14~hurd.1
- 2.42-15~hurd.1
- 2.42-2
- 2.42-3
- 2.42-4
- 2.42-5
- 2.42-6
- 2.42-7
- 2.42-8
- 2.42-8~hurd.1
- 2.42-8~hurd.2
- 2.42-9
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.42-15
Update to 2.42-15
eglibc Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.17-93ubuntu4
- 2.18-0ubuntu1
- 2.18-0ubuntu2
- 2.18-0ubuntu4
- 2.18-0ubuntu5
- 2.18-0ubuntu6
- 2.18-0ubuntu7
- 2.19-0ubuntu2
- 2.19-0ubuntu3
- 2.19-0ubuntu4
- 2.19-0ubuntu5
- 2.19-0ubuntu6
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.1
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.4
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.5
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.6
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.7
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.8
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.9
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.10
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.11
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.13
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.14
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.15
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.15+esm1
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.15+esm2
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.15+esm3
- 2.19-0ubuntu6.15+esm4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
glibc Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.21-0ubuntu4
- 2.21-0ubuntu5
- 2.21-0ubuntu6
- 2.23-0ubuntu1
- 2.23-0ubuntu2
- 2.23-0ubuntu3
- 2.23-0ubuntu4
- 2.23-0ubuntu5
- 2.23-0ubuntu6
- 2.23-0ubuntu7
- 2.23-0ubuntu9
- 2.23-0ubuntu10
- 2.23-0ubuntu11
- 2.23-0ubuntu11.2
- 2.23-0ubuntu11.3
- 2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm1
- 2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm2
- 2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm3
- 2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm5
- 2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm6
- 2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm7
- 2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm8
- 2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm9
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
glibc Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.26-0ubuntu2
- 2.26-0ubuntu2.1
- 2.27-0ubuntu2
- 2.27-0ubuntu3
- 2.27-3ubuntu1
- 2.27-3ubuntu1.2
- 2.27-3ubuntu1.3
- 2.27-3ubuntu1.4
- 2.27-3ubuntu1.5
- 2.27-3ubuntu1.6
- 2.27-3ubuntu1.6+esm1
- 2.27-3ubuntu1.6+esm2
- 2.27-3ubuntu1.6+esm3
- 2.27-3ubuntu1.6+esm4
- 2.27-3ubuntu1.6+esm5
- 2.27-3ubuntu1.6+esm6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
glibc Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.30-0ubuntu2
- 2.30-0ubuntu3
- 2.31-0ubuntu5
- 2.31-0ubuntu6
- 2.31-0ubuntu7
- 2.31-0ubuntu9
- 2.31-0ubuntu9.1
- 2.31-0ubuntu9.2
- 2.31-0ubuntu9.3
- 2.31-0ubuntu9.7
- 2.31-0ubuntu9.9
- 2.31-0ubuntu9.12
- 2.31-0ubuntu9.14
- 2.31-0ubuntu9.15
- 2.31-0ubuntu9.16
- 2.31-0ubuntu9.17
- 2.31-0ubuntu9.18
- 2.31-0ubuntu9.18+esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
glibc Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.34-0ubuntu3
- 2.35-0ubuntu1
- 2.35-0ubuntu3
- 2.35-0ubuntu3.1
- 2.35-0ubuntu3.3
- 2.35-0ubuntu3.4
- 2.35-0ubuntu3.5
- 2.35-0ubuntu3.6
- 2.35-0ubuntu3.7
- 2.35-0ubuntu3.8
- 2.35-0ubuntu3.9
- 2.35-0ubuntu3.10
- 2.35-0ubuntu3.11
- 2.35-0ubuntu3.12
- 2.35-0ubuntu3.13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.35-0ubuntu3.14
Update to 2.35-0ubuntu3.14
glibc Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.38-1ubuntu6
- 2.38-3ubuntu1
- 2.39-0ubuntu1
- 2.39-0ubuntu2
- 2.39-0ubuntu6
- 2.39-0ubuntu8
- 2.39-0ubuntu8.1
- 2.39-0ubuntu8.2
- 2.39-0ubuntu8.3
- 2.39-0ubuntu8.4
- 2.39-0ubuntu8.5
- 2.39-0ubuntu8.6
- 2.39-0ubuntu8.7
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.39-0ubuntu8.8
Update to 2.39-0ubuntu8.8
glibc Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 2.41-6ubuntu1
- 2.41-6ubuntu2
- 2.41-9ubuntu1
- 2.42-0ubuntu1
- 2.42-0ubuntu3
- 2.42-0ubuntu3.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
glibc Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.42-0ubuntu3
- 2.42-2ubuntu1
- 2.42-2ubuntu2
- 2.42-2ubuntu4
- 2.42-2ubuntu5
- 2.43-2ubuntu1
- 2.43-2ubuntu2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.43-2ubuntu2.3
Update to 2.43-2ubuntu2.3
Original sources
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33980
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob_plain;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2026-0007;hb=HEAD
- https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-announce/[email protected]/T/#u
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4046