CVE-2026-3836
A flaw was found in dnf5. A local, unprivileged attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the D-Bus locale configuration. By providing a specially crafted string to the locale key during session opening, the attacker can force the dnf5daemon-server to terminate, leading to an application-level Denial of Service (DoS) with a core dump.
Published:Mar 9, 2026
Last Modified:Mar 25, 2026
EPS:N/A
EPSS Score:
CVSS Score:5.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Dnf5
Product
Dnf5
Dnf5
Dnf5
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
