CVE-2026-4437 Affecting glibc-static package, versions <0:2.34-270.0.1.el9_8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-GLIBCSTATIC-17576220
  • published26 Jun 2026
  • disclosed20 Mar 2026

Introduced: 20 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-4437  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 glibc-static to version 0:2.34-270.0.1.el9_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-20597.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-static package and not the glibc-static package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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, with a crafted response from the configured DNS server, result in a violation of the DNS specification that causes the application to treat a non-answer section of the DNS response as a valid answer.

CVSS Base Scores

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