Bug 2461065 (CVE-2026-41988) - CVE-2026-41988 uuid: uuid: Unexpected data writes when using external output buffers with specific UUID versions
Summary: CVE-2026-41988 uuid: uuid: Unexpected data writes when using external output ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-41988
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-04-23 05:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-27 15:40 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-23 05:01:28 UTC 
uuid before 14.0.0 can make unexpected writes when external output buffers are used, and the UUID version is 3, 5, or 6. In particular, UUID version 4, which is very commonly used, is unaffected by this issue.
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