DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40467

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-40467
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40467.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40467
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-40467
Published
2026-07-13T13:16:36Z
Modified
2026-09-14T17:03:32Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Use After Free vulnerability has been found in "io.c" program file of gawk (do_getline_redir() routine). This issue may lead to a crash. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / gawk

Package

Name
gawk
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gawk?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:5.*
1:5.2.1-2
1:5.3.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40467.json"

Debian:13 / gawk

Package

Name
gawk
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gawk?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:5.*
1:5.2.1-2
1:5.3.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40467.json"

Debian:14 / gawk

Package

Name
gawk
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gawk?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:5.*
1:5.2.1-2
1:5.3.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40467.json"