A flaw was found in util-linux. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overread when processing 256-byte usernames, specifically within the `setpwnam()` function, affecting SUID (Set User ID) login-…
Medium CVSS 6.1
Summary
A flaw was found in util-linux. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overread when processing 256-byte usernames, specifically within the `setpwnam()` function, affecting SUID (Set User ID) login-utils utilities writing to the password database.
In-depth triage
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1696
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1852
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1913
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2485
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2563
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2737
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2800
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3406
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4943
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7180
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14104
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2419369
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD