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CVE-2026-4437

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, with a crafted response from the configured DNS server, result in a violation of the DNS specification that causes the application to treat a non-answer section of the DNS response as a valid answer.

CVSS 7.5 · HighBuzz score 28.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 28.9

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 15.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
13.9
3 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
15.0
3 sources across 3 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
3 source links · newest first
  • Debian 13.5 is the fifth point release for the stable distribution “trixie.” The update folds in roughly 100 Debian Security Advisories and corrections for more than 130 source packages, covering everything from the Linux kernel and Apache HTTP Server to OpenSSH, sudo, systemd, OpenSSL, glibc, and FreeRDP. Fresh installer images carrying the same fixes will follow at the regular download locations. Sysadmins running trixie do not need to reinstall. Existing media remain valid, and machines … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comMay 17, 2026, 10:03 PM
  • https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.htmlcert-portal.siemens.com

    No excerpt available.

    Vendor Advisorycert-portal.siemens.comMar 20, 2026, 8:16 PM
  • No excerpt available.

    Exploitsourceware.orgMar 20, 2026, 8:16 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars
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