5.3
Medium
CVE-2026-16560 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: heap-buffer-overflow in rdn_av_swap on quoted multivalued rdn
Description
A heap-buffer-overflow flaw was found in Directory Server (389-ds-base). When a DN contains a legacy-quoted value, the server won't close the heap allocation allowing another call to refer to the same memory pointer causing a denial of service or an arbitrary memory write operation.
CVSS 3.1 detail
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitable remotely over the network, without an account and without any user action; the impact on data or service is limited.
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- Interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Directory Server 11 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Directory Server 12 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Directory Server 13 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Versions not published |
References
- access.redhat.com access.redhat.com
- RHBZ#2506102 bugzilla.redhat.com
Timeline
- Published
- Last modified
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