Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libuuid-devel package, versions <0:2.40.2-15.el10_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-LIBUUIDDEVEL-15173304
  • published3 Feb 2026
  • disclosed5 Dec 2025

Introduced: 5 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-14104  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 libuuid-devel to version 0:2.40.2-15.el10_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:1696.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libuuid-devel package and not the libuuid-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1