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CVE-2025-14104

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Published: Dec 5, 2025Modified: Jun 30, 2026Deferred

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Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 4.2
Source: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

Description

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.

Related CWEs

CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (12)

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