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CVE-2026-38636

CVE-2026-38636HIGH

n/a n/a — An issue in the seekdir() function (/dirent/mod.rs) of relibc commit 61f42d allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a cra…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  N  N  H    7.5   .0063   48.4     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Apr 6   Reserved by mitre
  Aug 28  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-38636. Public exploit reference added.
  Aug 28  Published (CNA: mitre)

CWE-400 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Deferred

Description

An issue in the seekdir() function (/dirent/mod.rs) of relibc commit 61f42d allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
April 6, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
August 28, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-38636. Public exploit reference added.
August 28, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-400

References (4)

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-38636 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-400

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