BaseFortify

Publication date: 2026-06-26

Last updated on: 2026-06-29

Assigner: MITRE

Description

An issue in the DSO::mmap_and_copy function of relibc commit 61f42d allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via loading a crafted shared library.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-06-26

Last Modified

2026-06-29

Generated

2026-10-05

AI Q&A

2026-06-27

EPSS Evaluated

2026-10-04

NVD

CVE-2026-38641

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
n/a	n/a	n/a

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-404	The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the DSO::mmap_and_copy function of relibc. It allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by loading a specially crafted shared library.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is a Denial of Service (DoS), which means that an attacker can cause the affected system or application to become unavailable or crash by loading a malicious shared library.

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