CVE-2026-4438

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Summary

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.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE-20⁠

Improper Input Validation

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