CVE-2026-4046

Siemens ProductCERT Advisory SSA-082556

Description

A flaw was found in glibc, the GNU C Library. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted inputs using the IBM1390 or IBM1399 character sets to the `iconv()` function. This could lead to an assertion failure, causing the application to crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Metrics

Severity
high
no public PoC known
7.5
Source: nvd-v3
31.5 %
Elevated — this CVE ranks above at least 10% of all CVEs scored today.
0.4 %
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Published
2021-09-26 00:00 UTC
CWE-617

Weakness classes (CWE)

  • CWE-617Base

    Reachable Assertion

    The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

    cwe.mitre.org →

Affected operating systems

  • bsd

    freebsd / freebsd13.2

  • bsd

    freebsd / freebsd13.3

  • bsd

    freebsd / freebsd14.0

  • bsd

    freebsd / freebsd14.1

  • bsd

    netbsd / netbsd

  • linux

    almalinux / almalinux9.0

  • linux

    amazon / amazon_linux2023.0

  • linux

    amazon / amazon_linux

  • linux

    ubuntu / awsbionic

  • linux

    ubuntu / awsjammy

  • linux

    ubuntu / awsnoble

  • linux

    ubuntu / awsresolute

  • linux

    ubuntu / awsxenial

  • linux

    ubuntu / aws-6.8jammy

  • linux

    ubuntu / aws-hwexenial

  • linux

    ubuntu / azurejammy

  • linux

    ubuntu / azurenoble

  • linux

    ubuntu / azureresolute

  • linux

    ubuntu / azurexenial

  • linux

    ubuntu / azure-4.15bionic

  • linux

    suse / basesystem_module15

  • linux

    debian / debian_linux10.0

  • linux

    debian / debian_linux11.0

  • linux

    debian / debian_linux12.0

Affected products

Products and version ranges extracted from the vendor/CERT advisory. A range like „<4.14.6“ implies the update recommendation „upgrade to 4.14.6 or later“.

  • android

    :linux_kernel::0

  • android

    :linux_kernel:Kernel

  • arista

    cloudvision_agni2024.4.0 – 2025.2.2

  • arista

    cloudvision_portal2024.2.0 – 2026.1.0

  • arista

    velocloud_edge4.5.0 – 6.4.1

  • arista

    velocloud_gateway

  • arista

    velocloud_orchestrator

  • bitnami

    java-min1.9.0

  • bitnami

    varnish6.1.0

  • bitnami

    varnish7.4.0

  • Dell

    ECS3.8.1.0-3.8.1.7

  • Dell

    NetWorkervProxy 19.14

  • Dell

    PowerScale OneFSNode Firmware Package 14.1

  • Dell

    Secure Connect GatewayAppliance 5.32.00.18

  • Dell

    Secure Connect Gateway< 5.36.00.16

    fixed in 5.36.00.16

  • Dell

    Secure Connect GatewayAppliance <5.32.00.18

  • gnu

    glibc2.35 – 2.37

  • gnu

    glibc

  • gnupg

    libgcrypt1.11.0 – 1.11.3

  • gnupg

    libgcrypt1.12.0 – 1.12.2

  • gnupg

    libgcrypt1.8.8 – 1.10.4

  • hackage

    xz-clib5.6.3

  • hackage

    xz-clib5.6.4

  • hackage

    xz-clib5.8.0

References & sources

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IDCVE-2026-4046