5.6
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-19542
Stack-based out-of-bounds write in tdelete during tree rebalancing
Description

Calling tdelete on a sufficiently deep tree in the GNU C Library version 2.1 to 2.44 may write one pointer past the end of an alloca-allocated array on the stack, which may crash the application. The tdelete implementation keeps an explicit stack of parent nodes for rebalancing, which is grown as needed while descending the tree. Two rebalancing branches push an additional entry without checking the capacity, and write past the array when the stack is exactly full. Triggering this requires a node at a depth of exactly 40 (or 40 plus a multiple of 20), which implies a tree with at least a million nodes, so an attacker must drive a large number of insertions and deletions through an application that uses tsearch and tdelete. The written value is a pointer into a tree node and is not directly attacker controlled. No affected application in common distributions has been identified.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 14, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 14, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18
Solution
Update the GNU C Library to fix a stack buffer overflow in tdelete function.
  • Update the GNU C Library.
  • Recompile applications linked to the library.
  • Test the application after update.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34506
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob_plain;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2026-0018
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  • New CVE Received by 3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18

    Sep. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Calling tdelete on a sufficiently deep tree in the GNU C Library version 2.1 to 2.44 may write one pointer past the end of an alloca-allocated array on the stack, which may crash the application. The tdelete implementation keeps an explicit stack of parent nodes for rebalancing, which is grown as needed while descending the tree. Two rebalancing branches push an additional entry without checking the capacity, and write past the array when the stack is exactly full. Triggering this requires a node at a depth of exactly 40 (or 40 plus a multiple of 20), which implies a tree with at least a million nodes, so an attacker must drive a large number of insertions and deletions through an application that uses tsearch and tdelete. The written value is a pointer into a tree node and is not directly attacker controlled. No affected application in common distributions has been identified.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-121
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/19xxx/CVE-2026-19542.json">CVE-2026-19542</a>
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34506
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob_plain;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2026-0018
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