Bug 2450233 - CVE-2026-4438 glibc: glibc: Invalid DNS hostname returned via gethostbyaddr functions [fedora-43]
Summary: CVE-2026-4438 glibc: glibc: Invalid DNS hostname returned via gethostbyaddr f...
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: glibc
Version: 43
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
low
low
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Assignee: Carlos O'Donell
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["9db64a57-eb14-4d2a-847a-7...
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Blocks: CVE-2026-4438
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Reported: 2026-03-23 06:56 UTC by Sandipan Roy
Modified: 2026-04-17 13:42 UTC (History)
14 users (show)

Fixed In Version: glibc-2.42-11.fc43
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Last Closed: 2026-04-17 13:42:49 UTC
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Description Sandipan Roy 2026-03-23 06:56:07 UTC 
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Comment 1 Carlos O'Donell 2026-04-17 13:42:49 UTC 
Fixed in glibc-2.42-11.fc43
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-d13513697d
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