gawk — security advisory

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  "id": "f45e4f1cf7687fed3860566da0a9f80f1697636f0e4d555244254e9d5e7c4cbf",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40469",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40469",
    "summary": "Integer overflow vulnerability has been found in \"builtin.c\" program file of gawk (do_sub() routine). This issue could be used to overwrite gawk heap metadata and objects causing the program to crash. It affects 32-bit builds of gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40469",
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        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1:5.2.1-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
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          {
            "value": "1:5.3.2-1",
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          }
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      {
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          {
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    ],
    "severity": "critical",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
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          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/gawk?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "versions": [
            "1:5.2.1-2",
            "1:5.3.2-1"
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
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          ],
          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/gawk?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "versions": [
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            "1:5.3.2-1"
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          },
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          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/gawk?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "versions": [
            "1:5.2.1-2",
            "1:5.3.2-1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-25T09:47:35.658074228Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2026-40469"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-40469"
      ]
    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 445120,
  "published_at": "2026-07-13T13:16:37.033+00:00"
}