CVE-2026-6429

Publication date 29 April 2026

Last updated 29 April 2026


Ubuntu priority

Description

When asked to both use a `.netrc` file for credentials and to follow HTTP redirects, libcurl could leak the password used for the first host to the followed-to host under certain circumstances. Similar to CVE-2024-11053.

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Mitigation

Avoid using the combination netrc, HTTP and HTTP proxy.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
curl 26.04 LTS resolute
Needs evaluation
25.10 questing
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic
Vulnerable
16.04 LTS xenial
Vulnerable
14.04 LTS trusty
Vulnerable

Notes


ebarretto

Introduced-in: https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/01165e08e0d131b399fb

Patch details

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