CVE-2026-43958 (GCVE-0-2026-43958)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-06-01 17:34
Modified
2026-06-02 15:36
CWE
  • CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Summary
A flaw was found in rrdcached, a component of rrdtool. A local attacker with access to a rrdcached socket can exploit a stack-based buffer overflow by sending an oversized CREATE request. This vulnerability can lead to a denial of service by crashing the daemon or potentially allow for arbitrary code execution, impacting the integrity and confidentiality of data.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10     cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
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