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https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/515

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/515: GNU Inetutils talkd buffer overflow with long DNS names.

Published Aug 18, 2026

Updated

Affected Software

1 affected component

GNU Inetutils talkd

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Has a fix been developed and validated?

A patch was written on 2026-07-11 and the reporter confirmed on 2026-07-15 that it worked as expected. The patch was also shared privately with the distros mailing list on 2026-07-16.

Is there a CVE identifier for tracking this issue?

Yes. Red Hat assigned CVE-2026-19720.

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