CVE-2026-38637: High severity relibc vulnerability

Published Jun 25, 2026

Updated

An issue in the pthreadrwlockattrsetpshared() function of relibc commit 61f42d allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.

Affected Software

1 affected component

relibc=commit 61f42d

Event History

Jun 25, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·12:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·12:00 AM

Description

Data Sourced

via NVD·09:16 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The CVSS vector indicates network access is sufficient, with low attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction required.

What is the expected security impact?

The reported impact is denial of service. The CVSS vector assigns high availability impact and no confidentiality or integrity impact.

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