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CVE-2026-18374 Passing an effectively empty string to the `,ccs=` syntax extension of the mode argument in the `fopen` function in…

Description

Passing an effectively empty string to the `,ccs=` syntax extension of the mode argument in the `fopen` function in the GNU C Library version 2.45 or earlier may result in a heap buffer overflow when the mode string input to the function is attacker controlled. This usage pattern is not seen in applications in common GNU/Linux distributions and applications that process user-supplied values for `ccs` should not pass them through without validation.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
glibc 2.45 earliest → < 2.45 2.45

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