5.1
Medium
CVE-2026-40467 Use After Free vulnerability has been found in "io.c" program file of gawk (do_getline_redir() routine)
Description
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.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gawk 5.4 | earliest → 5.4.0 | No fix stated |
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CVE-2026-40553
Buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in "extension/readdir.c" program file of gawk (ftype() routine)
5.1
Medium
CVE-2026-40469
Integer overflow vulnerability has been found in "builtin.c" program file of gawk (do_sub() routine)
5.1
Medium
CVE-2026-40468
Integer overflow vulnerability has been found in "builtin.c" program file of gawk
2.1
Low