CVE-2026-6042Disclosure

LOWCVSS 4.8 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

A security flaw has been discovered in musl libc up to 1.2.6. Affected is the function iconv of the file src/locale/iconv.c of the component GB18030 4-byte Decoder. Performing a manipulation results in inefficient algorithmic complexity. The attack must be initiated from a local position. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-404CWE-407

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-04-10); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-10: 1Mentions · 2026-04-12: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-10: 104-1004-12
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
General
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-04-101
Disclosure1
2026-04-121
General1
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    General

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2026-6042 📊 Severity: 3.3 🚨 Risk Level: Low 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6042 #CVE-2026-6042 #CVE #Low #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/RGZV6jdJZc

    Post summary

    The tweet provides a basic CVE announcement with minimal details and no additional context such as PoC, exploit, or patch information.

    0000034
    125 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6042 A security flaw has been discovered in musl libc up to 1.2.6. Affected is the function iconv of the file src/locale/iconv.c of the component GB18030 4-byte Decoder. Per… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6042

    Post summary

    A newly discovered vulnerability, CVE‑2026‑6042, affects the iconv function in musl libc’s GB18030 4-byte decoder for versions up to 1.2.6, as announced in the CVE record.

    0000059
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