Race Condition within a Thread Affecting glibc package, versions [2.35,2.37)
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- published12 Mar 2026
- disclosed11 Mar 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 11 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-3904 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade glibc to version 2.37 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Race Condition within a Thread in the memcmp() function of nscd client when handling inputs that may be concurrently modified by other threads or processes on x86_64 systems. An attacker can cause a crash of the client and the application using it by triggering concurrent modifications during high load conditions.