CVE-2026-19499

Publication date 27 August 2026

Last updated 3 September 2026

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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Description

Buffer overflow in strfmon right-justification padding

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
glibc 26.04 LTS resolute
Needs evaluation
24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
eglibc 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

introduced in 2.37 by: https://sourceware.org/git?p=glibc.git;a=object;h=e88b9f0e5cc50cab57a299dc7efe1a4eb385161d

Patch details

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Package Patch details
glibc

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