CVE-2026-6042

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 100% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: April 10, 2026 (91 days ago)
Last Modified: April 10, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in musl libc, specifically within the `iconv` function of the GB18030 4-byte Decoder component. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by performing a specific manipulation, leading to inefficient algorithmic complexity. This can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) due to excessive resource consumption, impacting system availability.

CWE

CWE-1050

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 www.openwall.com 🔗 vuldb.com