SB2026040347 - openEuler 24.03 LTS SP2 update for glibc

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-4437)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when calling gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddr_r with a configured nsswitch.conf that specifies the library's DNS backend in the GNU C Library version. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted response from the configured DNS server and perform a spoofing attack.

2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-4438)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation when calling gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddr_r with a configured nsswitch.conf that specifies the library's DNS backend in the GNU C library. A remote attacker can force the library to violate the DNS specification and retrieve an invalid DNS hostname to the caller, leading to a potential spoofing attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2026-1804