Bug 2459853 (CVE-2026-5450)

Summary: CVE-2026-5450 glibc: glibc: Heap Buffer Overflow in `scanf` with `%mc` format specifier and large width
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: ashankar, codonell, dj, fweimer, pfrankli, rhel-process-autobot, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in glibc (GNU C Library). This vulnerability occurs when an application uses the `scanf` family of functions with a `%mc` format specifier, which is used for dynamically allocating memory for character input, and provides an explicit width greater than 1024. This specific combination can lead to a one-byte heap buffer overflow, potentially allowing an attacker to corrupt memory.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-20 21:01:58 UTC
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.

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-29 15:31:39 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:33126 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33126

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-29 17:28:00 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:33170 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33170

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-29 19:40:50 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:33227 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33227

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-29 19:49:18 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:33231 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33231

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-29 20:09:48 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:33228 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33228

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-29 20:26:19 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:33230 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33230

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-29 20:36:17 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:33229 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33229

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-29 21:21:25 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:33226 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33226

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-29 22:43:57 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:33092 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33092

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-01 12:10:48 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2026:34211 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34211

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-08 09:48:55 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:36643 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36643

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-09 17:13:15 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support  - EXTENSION

Via RHSA-2026:37395 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37395

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-09 17:18:58 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2026:37396 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37396

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-22 12:55:00 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19

Via RHSA-2026:40762 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40762

Comment 17 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-23 07:29:38 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13

Via RHSA-2026:40021 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40021

Comment 18 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-30 09:43:19 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14

Via RHSA-2026:43252 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43252

Comment 19 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-30 09:44:32 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15

Via RHSA-2026:43226 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43226