#1142849 389-ds-base: CVE-2026-16560

Package:
src:389-ds-base
Source:
src:389-ds-base
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2026-07-26 20:17:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1142849#5
Date:
2026-07-26 20:16:28 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for 389-ds-base.

CVE-2026-16560[0]:
| A heap-buffer-overflow flaw was found in Directory Server (389-ds-
| base). When a DN contains a legacy-quoted value, the server won't
| close the heap allocation allowing another call to refer to the same
| memory pointer causing a denial of service or an arbitrary memory
| write operation.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-16560
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16560
[1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506102

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore