[NEW] [medium] GNU libc: Vulnerability enables Denial of Service

mediumCVE-2026-6368

A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in GNU libc to perform a Denial of Service attack.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: GNU product: GNU libc Denial of service

What: A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability to perform a denial of service attack.
Who is affected: Systems running affected versions of GNU libc; requires local access.
Urgency: Medium severity; local dos impact is moderate but glibc is widely deployed.
Action: Apply glibc security patch once available from your distribution.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-08-12
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2740

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-63680.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 1% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-6368	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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