Bug 2499658 (CVE-2026-40467) - CVE-2026-40467 gawk: gawk: Denial of Service due to Use After Free vulnerability in io.c
Summary: CVE-2026-40467 gawk: gawk: Denial of Service due to Use After Free vulnerabil...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-40467
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2509821
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Reported: 2026-07-13 13:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-03 05:23 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-13 13:02:03 UTC 
Use After Free vulnerability has been found in "io.c" program file of gawk (do_getline_redir() routine). This issue may lead to a crash. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.
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