An integer overflow flaw was found in the SASL I/O layer of 389 Directory Server (389-ds-base). In sasl_io_start_packet(), adding sizeof(uint32_t) to a crafted SASL packet length prefix of 0xFFFFFFFC causes unsigned wraparound to zero, bypassing the nsslapd-maxsasliosize limit and leading to a heap buffer overflow of up to approximately 2 megabytes of attacker-controlled data. After a successful SASL bind with integrity protection (SSF > 0), a remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE). In FreeIPA and Red Hat Identity Management deployments, any domain user with a valid Kerberos ticket, enrolled host, or service account can trigger this vulnerability over the network. This flaw is independent of CVE-2025-14905, which patched schema.c only and did not modify sasl_io.c.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade 389-ds-base-libsUpgrade 389-ds-base-develUpgrade 389-ds-base-legacy-toolsUpgrade python3-lib389Upgrade 389-ds-base-snmpUpgrade 389-ds-base | Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade 389-ds-base-debuginfoUpgrade 389-ds-baseUpgrade 389-ds-base-snmpUpgrade 389-ds-base-develUpgrade 389-ds-base-libs | Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade 389-ds-base-bdb-debuginfoUpgrade python3-lib389Upgrade 389-ds-base-libs-debuginfoUpgrade 389-ds-base-snmp-debuginfoUpgrade 389-ds-base-libsUpgrade 389-ds-base-develUpgrade 389-ds-base-debugsourceUpgrade 389-ds-base-legacy-toolsUpgrade 389-ds-base-legacy-tools-debuginfoUpgrade 389-ds-base-snmpUpgrade 389-ds-base-debuginfoUpgrade 389-ds-base-bdbUpgrade 389-ds-base | Jul 9, 2026 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade 389-ds-base-libsUpgrade 389-ds-base-snmpUpgrade 389-ds-base-legacy-tools-debuginfoUpgrade 389-ds-base-libs-debuginfoUpgrade 389-ds-base-snmp-debuginfoUpgrade 389-ds-base-debugsourceUpgrade 389-ds-base-debuginfoUpgrade 389-ds-baseUpgrade 389-ds-base-develUpgrade 389-ds-base-bdbUpgrade 389-ds-base-legacy-toolsUpgrade 389-ds-base-bdb-debuginfo | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
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