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389 Directory Server SASL UNBIND oversized packet overflows heap buffer after authenticated bind

Last refreshed2026-11-05

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-11610

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-11610
CVSS Score / Version
8.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-11-04
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Prose
attack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected products
see table below
Classified as
CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow)

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 12
Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8
Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8
Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8
Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 12.2 E4S for RHEL 9
Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 12.4 E4S for RHEL 9
Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 13.2
389ds389-ds-base
SubsystemsOT Supporting Infrastructure
SectorsMultiple

What to Know

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. (NVD)

What to Do

Monitor Red Hat's and 389ds's web pages for any future patch releases.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11610
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11610
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