A flaw was found in util-linux. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overread when processing 256-byte usernames, specifically within the `setpwnam()` function, affecting SUID (Set User ID) login-utils utilities writing to the password database.
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| Description | A flaw was found in util-linux. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overread when processing 256-byte usernames, specifically within the `setpwnam()` function, affecting SUID (Set User ID) login-utils utilities writing to the password database. | |
| Title | Util-linux: util-linux: heap buffer overread in setpwnam() when processing 256-byte usernames | |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-05T20:03:19.733Z
Reserved: 2025-12-05T14:18:15.840Z
Link: CVE-2025-14104
Updated: 2025-12-05T20:03:16.006Z
Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-05T17:16:03.117
Modified: 2025-12-05T17:16:03.117
Link: CVE-2025-14104