medium5.3
CVE-2026-14940
A heap-buffer-overflow flaw was found in 389 Directory Server (389-ds-base).
Impact
A heap-buffer-overflow flaw was found in 389 Directory Server (389-ds-base). When normalizing a Distinguished Name (DN) that contains a legacy-quoted value encoding a multivalued nested Relative Distinguished Name (RDN), the server can write past the end of a heap allocation while sorting RDN attribute-value pairs. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger this condition by sending an LDAP operation whose DN reaches the DN normalization routine, such as a search with a crafted base DN. This can corrupt heap memory and may cause denial of service.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Directory Server | Versions 11.0, 12.0, 13.0 |
| Redhat | 389 Directory Server | All versions |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 |