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title: CVE-2026-75421
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
  desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.
url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-75421
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# CVE-2026-75421

Publication date 25 August 2026

Last updated 2 September 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**4.0 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-75421#impact-score)

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## Description

aria2 <=1.37.0 has a stack-buffer-underflow vulnerability in the
IOFile::getLine() function.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| aria2 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

4.0 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 4.0 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-75421)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75421)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2026-75421)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-75421)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-75421>
* <https://github.com/aria2/aria2/issues/2375>
* <https://github.com/aria2/aria2/pull/2376>