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.
Problem types
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Product status
Timeline
| 2026-04-16: | Reported to Red Hat. |
| 2026-06-04: | Made public. |
References
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11774
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484916 (RHBZ#2484916)
redhat.atlassian.net/browse/PSIRTSUPT-7600