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CVE-2026-5450

Calling the scanf family of functions with a %mc (malloc'd character match) in the GNU C Library version 2.7 to version 2.43 with a format width specifier with an expl…

Published Apr 20, 2026 · updated Jul 14, 2026 · gnu glibc

Calling the scanf family of functions with a %mc (malloc'd character match) in the GNU C Library version 2.7 to version 2.43 with a format width specifier with an explicit width greater than 1024 could result in a one byte heap buffer overflow.

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  1. Apr 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Calling the scanf family of functions with a %mc (malloc'd character match) in the GNU C Library version 2.7 to version 2.43 with a format width specifier with an explicit width greater than 1024 could result in a one byte heap buffer overflow.

  2. Jul 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Calling the scanf family of functions with a %mc (malloc'd character match) in the GNU C Library version 2.7 to version 2.43 with a format width specifier with an explicit width greater than 1024 could result in a one byte heap buffer overflow.

Affected

  • cpe gnu/glibcversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5450

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5450

    Calling the scanf family of functions with a %mc (malloc'd character match) in the GNU C Library version 2.7 to version 2.43 with a format width specifier with an explicit width greater than 1024 could result in a one byte heap buffer overflow.

    nvd.nist.gov

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