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CVE-2026-6042 (GCVE-0-2026-6042)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-10 09:00
Modified
2026-04-10 15:54
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in musl libc up to 1.2.6. Affected is the function iconv of the file src/locale/iconv.c of the component GB18030 4-byte Decoder. Performing a manipulation results in inefficient algorithmic complexity. The attack must be initiated from a local position. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
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