diff --git a/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml b/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
index fce06914e8..e1a0fb6c10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   uufuzz-examples:
     name: Build and test uufuzz examples
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04 # needs newer glibc
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
+    - name: Update GNU coreutils
+      run: |
+        curl https://launchpad.net/~bamf0/+archive/ubuntu/coreutils-reference/+files/gnu-coreutils_9.11-0ubuntu1~ppa3_amd64.deb > 9.11.deb
+        sudo dpkg -i 9.11.deb
     - name: Build uufuzz library
       run: |
         cd fuzz/uufuzz
@@ -52,11 +56,15 @@ jobs:
 
   fuzz-build:
     name: Build the fuzzers
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04 # needs newer glibc
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
+    - name: Update GNU coreutils
+      run: |
+        curl https://launchpad.net/~bamf0/+archive/ubuntu/coreutils-reference/+files/gnu-coreutils_9.11-0ubuntu1~ppa3_amd64.deb > 9.11.deb
+        sudo dpkg -i 9.11.deb
     - name: Install `cargo-fuzz`
       uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
       with:
@@ -72,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
   fuzz-run:
     needs: fuzz-build
     name: Fuzz
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04 # needs newer glibc
     timeout-minutes: 5
     env:
       RUN_FOR: 60
@@ -103,6 +111,10 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
+    - name: Update GNU coreutils
+      run: |
+        curl https://launchpad.net/~bamf0/+archive/ubuntu/coreutils-reference/+files/gnu-coreutils_9.11-0ubuntu1~ppa3_amd64.deb > 9.11.deb
+        sudo dpkg -i 9.11.deb
     - name: Install `cargo-fuzz`
       uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
       with:
@@ -199,7 +211,7 @@ jobs:
   fuzz-summary:
     needs: fuzz-run
     name: Fuzzing Summary
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     if: always()
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
diff --git a/.vscode/cspell.dictionaries/workspace.wordlist.txt b/.vscode/cspell.dictionaries/workspace.wordlist.txt
index 132217af39..44f4e1bf06 100644
--- a/.vscode/cspell.dictionaries/workspace.wordlist.txt
+++ b/.vscode/cspell.dictionaries/workspace.wordlist.txt
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ setpipe
 
 # * other
 auxv
+dpkg
 getlimits
 weblate
 algs