Out-of-bounds Read Affecting util-linux package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-UTILLINUX-14220408
  • published8 Dec 2025
  • disclosed5 Dec 2025
  • creditMohamed Maatallah Zephkek

Introduced: 5 Dec 2025

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

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read via the setpwnam function when processing usernames of 256 bytes. An attacker can cause a heap buffer overread by supplying specially crafted input, potentially leading to information disclosure or an application crash.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1