CVE-2026-78701
389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: cve-2026-11610 incomplete fix may introduce a connection-stall dos
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Aug 25, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 25, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) UNBIND process. By sending a specially crafted request, the attacker can cause a connection to stall, leading to resource exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS) for the server.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat |
|
Red Hat Directory Server 13.2Red Hat |
|
Red Hat Directory Server 11Red Hat | |
Red Hat Directory Server 12Red Hat | |
Red Hat Directory Server 13Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat |
References
- RHSA-2026:64784vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:64785vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:65119vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78701vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2523232issue-tracking
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