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Name
CVE-2026-18743
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
A flaw was found in popt. This vulnerability allows an attacker to provide specially crafted configuration content to a host, which, when loaded, can lead to a small memory corruption issue. This occurs because of an error in how the `poptConfigFileToString` function reallocates memory for buffers. Successful exploitation could result in heap metadata corruption, potentially causing the affected process to become unavailable (denial of service).
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
-
Advisories

Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
popt
Patched

Vulnerability Ratings#


2.5
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
1.19
Not Affected
buildroot
master
1.19
Not Affected
openwrt
master
1.19-r1
Not Affected
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
1.19-r1
Not Affected
yocto
kirkstone
1.18
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
1.19
Not Affected

Resolved with patches#


popt (yocto:master)

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Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix CVE-2026-18739: off-by-one error in poptStuffArgs()
Yao Zhang <294772273@qq.com>
CVE-2026-18743
2
Fix CVE-2026-18743: buffer overflow(s) in
Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>
CVE-2026-18743