Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-92283.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-92283
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-40553
Published
2026-07-13T13:16:37Z
Modified
2026-09-03T05:27:10Z
Summary
CVE-2026-40553 affecting package gawk 5.2.2-1
Details

Buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in "extension/readdir.c" program file of gawk (ftype() routine). This issue could be used to crash the program and potentially to achieve code execution, although the latter has not been confirmed to be feasible. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / gawk

Package

Name
gawk
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/gawk

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last affected
5.2.2-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-92283.json"