MajorCritical vulnerability

CVE-2026-56978 (CVSS 8.4)

NVD · officialPublished Sep 15, 2026Risk 37/100EPSS 0.1%

In get_global_config_item_addr of gc.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Technical details

CVSS

8.4

AV:LocalAC:LowPR:NoneUI:NoneC:HighI:HighA:High

Evidence and sources

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