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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40467
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 ga...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
gawk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:13
gawk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:14
gawk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org