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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Timeline
| 2026-04-16: | Reported to Red Hat. |
| 2026-04-16: | Made public. |
References
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11793
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484914 (RHBZ#2484914)
redhat.atlassian.net/browse/PSIRTSUPT-7600
