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CVE-2026-11793

389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: stack buffer overflow in checkprefix() algorithm id parsing

Published: Jun 9, 2026Updated: Jul 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-121
4.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The checkPrefix() function in pw.c copies an attacker-controlled algorithm ID into a 256-byte stack buffer without bounds checking when parsing reversible-encrypted attribute values. An attacker with Directory Manager privileges can crash the LDAP server by storing a crafted credential with an oversized algorithm ID. FORTIFY_SOURCE mitigates this to denial of service only.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-121

Affected Products

Red Hat
commercial·USaka redhat
Red Hat Directory Server 11On-premDatabase
Databases / relational
Red Hat Directory Server 12On-premDatabase
Databases / relational
Red Hat Directory Server 13On-premDatabase
Databases / relational
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
389 directory serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11793
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484914
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