Bug 2449783 (CVE-2026-4438) - CVE-2026-4438 glibc: glibc: Invalid DNS hostname returned via gethostbyaddr functions
Summary: CVE-2026-4438 glibc: glibc: Invalid DNS hostname returned via gethostbyaddr f...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-4438
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2450229 2450233 2450226 2450227 2450231 2450235
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Reported: 2026-03-20 21:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-03-23 06:56 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-20 21:02:39 UTC 
Calling gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddr_r with a configured nsswitch.conf that specifies the library's DNS backend in the GNU C library version 2.34 to version 2.43 could result in an invalid DNS hostname being returned to the caller in violation of the DNS specification.
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