CVE-2025-14104Util-linux: util-linux: heap buffer overread in setpwnam() when processing 256-byte usernames
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
util-linux util-linux util_linux:util_linux (from the name) | before 2.41.3 | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 redhat:enterprise_linux | from 0:2.40.2-15.el10_1 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 redhat:cert_manager | from 1791459707 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Ceph Storage 7 redhat:ceph_storage | from 1770632724 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images redhat:hummingbird | from 2.42-7.1.hum1 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5 redhat:insights_proxy | from 1770740405 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 redhat:rhui | from 1770646925 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 redhat:openshift | 4 | CNA record |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1696vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1852vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1913vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2485vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2563vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2737vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2800vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3406vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4943vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7180vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82347vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82354vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82372vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82857vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14104vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2419369issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat
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