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Alpine Linux: CVE-2026-39836: NULL Pointer Dereference

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 7, 2026
Added
May 20, 2026
Modified
May 20, 2026

Description

The Dial and LookupPort functions panic on Windows when provided with an input containing a NUL (0).

Solution

alpine-linux-upgrade-go
Title
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