CVE-2026-18839

EUVD-2026-53642
An integer underflow was found in the popt library when formatting help text for option tables that exceed the terminal width. A local user who can cause an application to print help under those conditions may cause that application to crash or fail to display help, resulting in a denial of service of the affected application.
Wrap or Wraparound
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
2.2 LOW
LOCAL
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 0.32%
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
popt
bookworm
postponed
forky
vulnerable
sid
vulnerable
trixie
no-dsa
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
popt
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
resolute
needs-triage
trusty
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage