CVE-2026-0915 Affecting glibc-doc package, versions <0:2.28-251.el8_10.31


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-GLIBCDOC-15789179
  • published27 Mar 2026
  • disclosed15 Jan 2026

Introduced: 15 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-0915  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 glibc-doc to version 0:2.28-251.el8_10.31 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2026:4772.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-doc package and not the glibc-doc package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Calling getnetbyaddr or getnetbyaddr_r with a configured nsswitch.conf that specifies the library's DNS backend for networks and queries for a zero-valued network in the GNU C Library version 2.0 to version 2.42 can leak stack contents to the configured DNS resolver.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1