CVE-2026-80489
Description
A flaw was found in glibc. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) by providing specially crafted text to an application that converts text from SHIFT_JISX0213 to UCS-4. The crafted input can lead to a continuous loop of processing, preventing the application from making progress and consuming resources. Exploitation requires specific conditions, including the application retrying conversion after an error with limited output space.
Statement
This Moderate flaw in glibc's SHIFT_JISX0213 to UCS-4 conversion state handling can lead to a denial of service. Exploitation requires an application to convert untrusted text using this specific conversion path, handle a particular 2-byte sequence, and repeatedly retry after an E2BIG error with limited output space. Applications not meeting these specific conditions are not practically exposed.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.9 | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | N/A | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | N/A |
| Confidentiality | None | N/A | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Amplification
An infinite loop will cause unexpected consumption of resources, such as CPU cycles or memory. The software's operation may slow down, or cause a long time to respond.
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Found by AISLE in partnership with Red Hat (Aisle Research).
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