Medium severity · published Jun 18, 2026
CVE-2026-11791
389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: use-after-free in schema reload via attr_syntax_swap_ht()
5.0
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. During schema reload, the attr_syntax_swap_ht() function unconditionally frees attribute syntax information nodes, bypassing the refcount-based deferred deletion used elsewhere in the attribute syntax subsystem. If an administrator triggers schema reload while concurrent LDAP query traffic is active, worker threads may access freed memory, resulting in use-after-free or double-free and a denial of service (server crash).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 28% 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 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 12 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 13 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
3D
389 Directory Server · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DS
Directory Server · Redhat
11.0; 12.0; 13.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11791
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11791
Mitigation
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11791
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485414
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