389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: integer overflow in sasl packet length bypasses size limit leading to heap buffer overflow

Summary

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.

Timeline

1. Jun 11, 2026, 5:54 PM UTCCVE published
2. Jun 12, 2026, 3:14 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

3. Jul 15, 2026, 1:23 AM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• redhat-ds:11

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• redhat-ds:11

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• redhat-ds:11

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• redhat-ds:12

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• redhat-ds:12

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• 389-ds-base

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• 389-ds-base

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• 389-ds-base

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• 389-ds:1.4

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• 389-ds:1.4

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• 389-ds:1.4

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• 389-ds:1.4

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• 389-ds:1.4

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• 389-ds:1.4

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• 389-ds:1.4

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• 389-ds-base

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• 389-ds-base

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• 389-ds-base

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• 389-ds-base

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• dirsrv/dirsrv-container-rhel10

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• redhat-ds:12/389-ds-base

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• 389-ds-base

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• 389-ds-base

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