An issue in the pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared() function of relibc commit 61f42d allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.
CVE-2026-38637
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-25. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(high)
- EPSS
- 35.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 25, 2026
Last Modified
June 26, 2026
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Jun 26, 2026Reachable expect panic in `pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared` when invalid `pshared` given (#264) · Issues · redox-os / relibc · GitLab
https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/relibc/-/work_items/264fix: handle invalid `pshared` in `pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared` (!987) · Merge requests · redox-os / relibc · GitLab
https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/relibc/-/merge_requests/987Reachable expect panic in `pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared` when invalid `pshared` given (#264) · Issues · redox-os / relibc · GitLab
https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/relibc/-/issues/264pocs/redox/CVE-2026-38637 at master · Marsman1996/pocs · GitHub
https://github.com/Marsman1996/pocs/tree/master/redox/CVE-2026-38637Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-38637(1)
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Weakness Classification(1)
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- 2026-06-28 18:56 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.50
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- 2026-06-26 15:40 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
- 2026-06-25 21:46 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-25 21:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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