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USN-8737-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities

Ubuntu patches GNU C Library flaws including a strfmon buffer overflow and tdelete out-of-bounds access that could enable code execution.

Ubuntu issued USN-8737-1 fixing multiple GNU C Library vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-19499 is a buffer overflow in the strfmon function when handling right-justification padding, affecting only Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. CVE-2026-19542 is an out-of-bounds stack array access in the tdelete function. An additional issue involves incorrect memory handling in wordexp with the WRDE_APPEND flag. All issues could potentially cause denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

Ubuntu Security Notices · 7d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-19499CVE-2026-19542

USN-8737-2: GNU C Library vulnerabilities

Ubuntu extends glibc fixes to 24.04 LTS, patching buffer overflow in strfmon and out-of-bounds access in tdelete, both potentially leading to code execution.

USN-8737-2 provides the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS counterpart to fixes released in USN-8737-1 for GNU C Library vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-19499 is a buffer overflow in strfmon when handling right-justification padding, potentially allowing denial of service or arbitrary code execution on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. CVE-2026-19542 is an out-of-bounds stack array access in tdelete that could also result in denial of service or code execution.

Ubuntu Security Noticesupdated · 4d agofirst · 5d agoAdvisory 13 sourcesCVE-2026-19499CVE-2026-195421

The GNU C Library security advisories update for 2026-09-14

glibc advisory GLIBC-SA-2026-0017 discloses a buffer overflow in strfmon/strfmon_l affecting versions 2.38 through 2.44.

The GNU C Library published security advisories including GLIBC-SA-2026-0017, a buffer overflow in strfmon and strfmon_l. Calling these functions with right-justified width padding conversions can write past the end of the caller-supplied output buffer in glibc 2.38 to 2.44. Exploitation requires an application code path that calls strfmon with attacker-influenced parameters.

oss-security · 1d agoVulnerability 2 sources

The gpg.fail aftermath: On responsible disclosure, GPG, and the state of security in 2026 [32:37]

A conference talk recounts GPG vulnerability disclosures, notes several GnuPG flaws remain unpatched, and demonstrates novel bugs live.

A researcher who disclosed multiple GnuPG vulnerabilities before 39c3 in December 2025 reports that several flaws, including one allowing spoofed PGP signatures, remain unpatched. Memory corruption in the basic PGP message parser was properly fixed, but GnuPG maintainer Werner Koch declared a widely-used feature 'harmful' instead of patching it. The talk presents additional novel GPG vulnerabilities and commentary on responsible disclosure and LLMs in security.

Lobsters · security · 3d agoResearch