389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: heap buffer overflow in sasl_io_recv() via padded sasl unbind
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.8epss 0.6%
exploitation probability
0.6%top 53% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the SASL I/O layer of 389 Directory Server
(389-ds-base). After a successful SASL bind with integrity protection (SSF > 0),
an authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted oversized LDAP UNBIND packet
that is copied into a 512-byte heap receive buffer without a bounds check in
sasl_io_recv() in sasl_io.c. This allows up to approximately 2 megabytes of
attacker-controlled data to overflow the buffer, causing a denial of service (server
crash). In FreeIPA and Red Hat Identity Management deployments, any domain user with
a valid Kerberos ticket, any enrolled host, or any service account can trigger this
vulnerability over the network after authenticating via GSSAPI.
The vulnerable code path has existed since approximately 2013 (389-ds-base 1.3.2) and
was not addressed by the CVE-2025-14905 fix, which patched a separate heap overflow
in schema.c only.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
389ds · 389-ds-baseRed Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 12Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 12.2 E4S for RHEL 9Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 E4S for RHEL 9Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 13Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 13.2Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportReferences
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36195https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36196https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36197https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36198https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36200https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36201https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36202https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36204https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36205https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36206https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36208https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36209