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CVE-2026-102474 Dash: dash: heap out-of-bounds write in conv_escape via undersized unicode escape reservation

Description

A flaw was found in dash. The printf builtin reserves four bytes before converting a Unicode \u or \U escape, but the multi-byte token can need five or six bytes. A local user who can supply such an escape to dash printf or echo %b, including through dash -c and a positional argument, can write one or two bytes past that reservation.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitable with local access to the machine, without an account and without any user action; the impact on data or service is limited.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Versions not published

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