CVE•Published 2026-04-10•Modified 2026-04-24•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-6042

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CVSS v3.1

3.3

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 97% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release CWE-407Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

Description

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-04-10

Modified 2026-04-24

External references

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