Calling gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddr_r with a configured nsswitch.conf that specifies the library's DNS backend in the GNU C library version 2.34 to version 2.43 could result in an invalid DNS hostname being returned to the caller in violation of the DNS specification.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34015 |
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Information
Published : 2026-03-20 20:16
Updated : 2026-03-23 15:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-4438
Mitre link : CVE-2026-4438
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-4438
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