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CVE-2026-18839: An integer underflow was found in the popt library when formatting help text for option tables that exceed the terminal...

LOW CVSS 0.0

Published: August 5, 2026 | Last Modified: August 5, 2026

Description

An integer underflow was found in the popt library when formatting help text for option tables that exceed the terminal width. A local user who can cause an application to print help under those conditions may cause that application to crash or fail to display help, resulting in a denial of service of the affected application.

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