High severity · published Jun 11, 2026
CVE-2026-11774
389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: integer overflow in sasl packet length bypasses size limit leading to heap buffer overflow
7.6
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 12 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 12.2 E4S for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 E4S for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 13.2 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
Affected product
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8
Red Hat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11774
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11774
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36195
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36196
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36197
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36198
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36200
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36201
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