- What: Security update for glibc in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Impact: Systems using glibc may be vulnerable to security issues if not updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:20587 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-05-26 Updated: 2026-05-26 RHSA-2026:20587 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Moderate: glibc security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for glibc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description The glibc packages provide the standard C libraries (libc), POSIX thread libraries (libpthread), standard math libraries (libm), and the name service cache daemon (nscd) used by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function correctly. Security Fix(es): glibc: glibc: Denial of Service via iconv() function with specific character sets (CVE-2026-4046) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 8 x86_64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 8 aarch64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems 8 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 s390x Fixes BZ - 2453117 - CVE-2026-4046 glibc: glibc: Denial of Service via iconv() function with specific character sets RHEL-173358 - CVE-2026-4437 and CVE-2026-4438: glibc Backport tests to RHEL-8.10.z CVEs CVE-2026-4046 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. 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