AlmaLinux alert ALSA-2026:73512 (gawk)

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[Announce] [Security Advisory] ALSA-2026:73512: gawk security update (Moderate)
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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:07:33 +0000
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AlmaLinux: 9
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2026-09-30

Summary:

The gawk packages contain the GNU version of awk, a text processing utility. Awk interprets a
special-purpose programming language to do quick and easy text pattern matching and reformatting
jobs.  

Security Fix(es):  

  * gawk: gawk: Memory corruption via integer overflow (CVE-2026-40468)
  * gawk: Gawk: Buffer overflow in ftype() routine may lead to code execution or denial of service
(CVE-2026-40553)
  * gawk: gawk: Denial of Service due to Use After Free vulnerability in io.c (CVE-2026-40467)


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.


Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information:
https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-73512.html

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