CVE-2026-0915

NameCVE-2026-0915
DescriptionCalling getnetbyaddr or getnetbyaddr_r with a configured nsswitch.conf that specifies the library's DNS backend for networks and queries for a zero-valued network in the GNU C Library version 2.0 to version 2.42 can leak stack contents to the configured DNS resolver.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1125748

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
glibc (PTS)bullseye2.31-13+deb11u11vulnerable
bullseye (security)2.31-13+deb11u13vulnerable
bookworm2.36-9+deb12u13vulnerable
bookworm (security)2.36-9+deb12u7vulnerable
trixie2.41-12+deb13u1vulnerable
forky, sid2.42-11fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
glibcsource(unstable)2.42-81125748

Notes

[trixie] - glibc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - glibc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - glibc <postponed> (Minor issue, high attack complexity)
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33802
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/16/6
Introduced with: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=5f0e6fc702296840d2daa39f83f6cb1e40073d58 (glibc-1.93)
Fixed by: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=e56ff82d5034ec66c6a78f517af6faa427f65b0b (glibc-2.43)

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