CVE-2026-4438 Affecting glibc package, versions <2.43-r4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-WOLFILATEST-GLIBC-15888862
  • published4 Apr 2026
  • disclosed20 Mar 2026

Introduced: 20 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-4438  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Wolfi glibc to version 2.43-r4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc package and not the glibc package as distributed by Wolfi. See How to fix? for Wolfi 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 result in an invalid DNS hostname being returned to the caller in violation of the DNS specification.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1