CVE-2026-122054

BIG-HKSCS decoding hang on crafted input

Published Nov 4, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Converting crafted BIG-HKSCS input to UCS-4 or the internal wide character encoding, for example with iconv, in the GNU C Library version 2.18 through 2.31 may result in the converter making no progress, causing the calling application to hang.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared The Gnu C Library
The Gnu C Library glibc
Vendors & Products The Gnu C Library
The Gnu C Library glibc
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Description Converting crafted BIG-HKSCS input to UCS-4 or the internal wide character encoding, for example with iconv, in the GNU C Library version 2.18 through 2.31 may result in the converter making no progress, causing the calling application to hang.
Title BIG-HKSCS decoding hang on crafted input
Weaknesses CWE-835
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
glibc
Published
Updated
Nov 9, 2026, 9:07 PM
Reserved
Nov 4, 2026, 4:28 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 4, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 4, 2026, 5:17 PM