# CVE-2026-18374: Passing an effectively empty string to the \`,ccs=\` syntax extension of the mode argument in the \`fopen\` function in the GNU C Library versio

- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.45
- Published: 2026-08-27 · Updated: 2026-08-28

## Affected

- The GNU C Library glibc: fixed in 2.45

## Description

Passing an effectively empty string to the `,ccs=` syntax extension of the mode argument in the `fopen` function in the GNU C Library version 2.45 or earlier may result in a heap buffer overflow when the mode string input to the function is attacker controlled. This usage pattern is not seen in applications in common GNU/Linux distributions and applications that process user-supplied values for `ccs` should not pass them through without validation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The GNU C Library glibc, upgrade to a fixed version (2.45) per the references below.
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## References

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34574
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob_plain;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2026-0015

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