CVE-2026-6238
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The deprecated functions ns_printrrf, ns_printrr and fp_nquery in the GNU C Library version 2.0.1 to version 2.43 fail to validate the RDATA content against the RDATA length in a DNS response when processing A6, CERT, LOC, TKEY or TSIG records, which may allow an attacker to craft a DNS response, causing a target application to crash or read uninitialized memory. These functions are for application debugging only and hence not in the path of code executed by the DNS resolver. Further, they have been deprecated since version 2.34 and should not be used by any new applications. Applications should consider porting away from these interfaces since they may be removed in future versions.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.6 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/ - FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.6 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/ - FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.6 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/ - FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.6 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/ - FixedSIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.6 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/ - MitigationSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)siemens_psirt
Limit access to the interactive shell of the additional GNU/Linux subssytem to trusted personnel only.
- MitigationSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0)siemens_psirt
Limit access to the interactive shell of the additional GNU/Linux subssytem to trusted personnel only.
- MitigationSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0)siemens_psirt
Limit access to the interactive shell of the additional GNU/Linux subssytem to trusted personnel only.
- MitigationSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0)siemens_psirt
Limit access to the interactive shell of the additional GNU/Linux subssytem to trusted personnel only.
- MitigationSIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0)siemens_psirt
Limit access to the interactive shell of the additional GNU/Linux subssytem to trusted personnel only.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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affected products (24)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)≤ vers:intdot/>=3.1.5|<3.1.6siemens_psirtDE
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- SSA-082556SSA-082556: Vulnerabilities in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP V3.1.52025-06-10csaf · siemens_psirtDE
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the firmware version V3.1.5 for the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP (incl. SIPLUS variant). Siemens has released new versions for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens is preparing further fixes and recommends specific mitigations for products where fixes are not or not yet available. SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP V3.1.5 is no longer maintained and there won't be any update to the CVE list anymore. Please update to the latest version. Note: This SSA advises vulnerabilities for firmware version V3.1.5 only; for version V3.1.6 refer to SSA-019113.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1300GNU libc: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-04-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GNU libc ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-3043IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-26csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen und um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6238cnnvd
- https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-announce/7a655d55-276f-41fe-b550-feb3ebb2ce91@redhat.com/T/#uenisa_euvd
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34069enisa_euvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.htmlnvd
- https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-announce/7a655d55-276f-41fe-b550-feb3ebb2ce91@redhat.com/T/#uThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34069Issue Trackingnvd
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