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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57053

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

GNU libidn before 1.44 is prone to out-of-bounds reads of uninitialized memory in the ToUnicode APIs because of mishandling in idna_to_unicode_internal. The affected code is not present in libidn2.

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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57053

Primary source · Revision 1

Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.

Security context

Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57053

libidn

Source reference: /affected/0/package/name

Affected versions
1.41-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.42-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.42-2

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.42-3

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.43-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.43-2

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1.43-3

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1.44-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

Fixed versions
Not stated in this record
Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

libidn

Source reference: /affected/1/package/name

Affected versions
1.43-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

1.43-2

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

1.43-3

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

1.44-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

Fixed versions
Not stated in this record
Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

libidn

Source reference: /affected/2/package/name

Affected versions
1.43-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

1.43-2

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

1.43-3

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Fixed versions
1.44-1

Source reference: /affected/2/ranges

Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "libidn",
      "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/libidn?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
      "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
    },
    "versions": [
      "1.41-1",
      "1.42-1",
      "1.42-2",
      "1.42-3",
      "1.43-1",
      "1.43-2",
      "1.43-3",
      "1.44-1"
    ],
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57053.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "urgency": "not yet assigned"
    }
  },
  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "libidn",
      "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/libidn?arch=source&distro=trixie",
      "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
    },
    "versions": [
      "1.43-1",
      "1.43-2",
      "1.43-3",
      "1.44-1"
    ],
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57053.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "urgency": "not yet assigned"
    }
  },
  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "1.44-1"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "libidn",
      "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/libidn?arch=source&distro=forky",
      "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
    },
    "versions": [
      "1.43-1",
      "1.43-2",
      "1.43-3"
    ],
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57053.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "urgency": "not yet assigned"
    }
  }
]

Publisher severity

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Event
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Revision history

  1. DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57053 · Revision 1Source updated