CVE-2026-41907 - uuid: Missing buffer bounds check in `v3`/`v5`/`v6` when `buf` is provided

CVE-2026-41907 - uuid: Missing buffer bounds check in `v3`/`v5`/`v6` when `buf` is provided

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CVE ID :CVE-2026-41907
Published : April 24, 2026, 7:17 p.m. | 4 hours, 56 minutes ago
Description :uuid is for the creation of RFC9562 (formerly RFC4122) UUIDs. Prior to 14.0.0, v3, v5, and v6 accept external output buffers but do not reject out-of-range writes (small buf or large offset). This allows silent partial writes into caller-provided buffers. This vulnerability is fixed in 14.0.0.
Severity: 8.1 | HIGH
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