CVE-2026-6238: Buffer overread in ns_printrrf with corrupted RDATA field

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Apr

Released

2026-04-30

Last Updated

2026-09-09

EPSS Score

0.36% (percentile: 29.2%)

Affected Products (6)

Open Source Software

• azl3 glibc 2.38-19 on Azure Linux 3.0
• cbl2 glibc 2.35-10 on CBL Mariner 2.0

Other

• 21384-17084
• 20935
• 20935-21692
• 21824-17084

Security Updates (1)

• Security Update

Revision History

• 2026-04-30: Information published.
• 2026-05-01: Information published.
• 2026-06-03: Information published.
• 2026-08-07: Information published.
• 2026-08-09: Information published.
• 2026-09-05: Information published.
• 2026-09-05: Information published.
• 2026-09-09: Information published.