CVE-2026-7836
Description
A flaw was found in Netatalk. A remote attacker with low privileges could exploit a bug in the hextoint macro related to uppercase characters. This vulnerability could lead to a low impact on data integrity.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Other,Integrity
Technical Impact: Unexpected State; Quality Degradation
The program could wind up using the wrong number and generate incorrect results. If the number is used to allocate resources or make a security decision, then this could introduce a vulnerability.
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