AZL-99980
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Summary: CVE-2026-18355 affecting package 389-ds-base 3.1.1-12
Details: A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the SASL I/O layer of 389 Directory Server (389-ds-base). In sasl_io_start_packet(), the wrapped-record length read from the wire is validated only against an upper bound. A small wire length (0, 1, or 2) produces an encrypted_buffer_count below the already-consumed encrypted_buffer_offset, causing an unsigned subtraction underflow in sasl_io_read_packet(). PR_Recv is then requested to read approximately 4 GiB into a 1024-byte heap buffer, resulting in a heap buffer overflow with attacker-controlled content. After a successful SASL bind with integrity protection (SSF > 0), a remote authenticated attacker can cause a denial of service or potentially achieve remote code execution. This flaw is distinct from CVE-2026-11774, whose fix only guards against upper-bound overflow.
References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18355
Affected packages
Package
Name: 389-ds-base
Purl: pkg:rpm/azure-linux/389-ds-base
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
