CVE-2025-14104
CVE-2025-14104 · Util-linux: util-linux: heap buffer overread in setpwnam() when processing 256-byte usernames
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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 6.1 · Medium · EPSS 0.2% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
util-linux
- Versions
- ≥ 0, < 2.41.3: Affected (semver)
Update to 2.41.3
red hat enterprise linux 10
- Versions
- ≥ 0:2.40.2-15.el10_1: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8
- Versions
- ≥ 0:2.32.1-48.el8_10: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 9
- Versions
- ≥ 0:2.37.4-21.el9_7: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
cert manager support for red hat openshift release 1.18
- Versions
- ≥ 1791459707: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
cert manager support for red hat openshift release 1.18
- Versions
- ≥ 1791459711: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
cert manager support for red hat openshift release 1.18
- Versions
- ≥ 1791459759: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
cert manager support for red hat openshift release 1.18
- Versions
- ≥ 1789029076: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
cert manager support for red hat openshift release 1.18
- Versions
- ≥ 1791966259: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat ceph storage 7
- Versions
- ≥ 1770632724: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat ceph storage 8
- Versions
- ≥ 1770630907: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat ceph storage 9
- Versions
- ≥ 1771816028: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat hardened images
- Versions
- ≥ 2.42-7.1.hum1: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat insights proxy 1.5
- Versions
- ≥ 1770740405: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat update infrastructure 5
- Versions
- ≥ 1770646925: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat update infrastructure 5
- Versions
- ≥ 1773670073: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat update infrastructure 5
- Versions
- ≥ 1773672059: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat update infrastructure 5
- Versions
- ≥ 1773670137: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 6
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 7
No fix published
red hat openshift container platform 4
No fix published
util-linux Debian:12
- Versions
- 2.38.1-5
- 2.38.1-5+deb12u1
- 2.38.1-5+deb12u2
- 2.38.1-5+deb12u3
- 2.38.1-5+loong64
- 2.38.1-6
- 2.39.1-1
- 2.39.1-2
- 2.39.1-3
- 2.39.1-4
- 2.39.2-1
- 2.39.2-2
- 2.39.2-2.1
- 2.39.2-2.2
- 2.39.2-3
- 2.39.2-4
- 2.39.2-5
- 2.39.2-6
- 2.39.3-1
- 2.39.3-10
- 2.39.3-11
- 2.39.3-2
- 2.39.3-3
- 2.39.3-4
- 2.39.3-5
- 2.39.3-6
- 2.39.3-6.1
- 2.39.3-6.1~exp1
- 2.39.3-7
- 2.39.3-8
- 2.39.3-9
- 2.40-1
- 2.40-2
- 2.40-3
- 2.40-4
- 2.40-5
- 2.40-6
- 2.40-7
- 2.40-8
- 2.40.1-1
- 2.40.1-2
- 2.40.1-3
- 2.40.1-4
- 2.40.1-4+hurd.1
- 2.40.1-6
- 2.40.1-7
- 2.40.1-8
- 2.40.1-8.1
- 2.40.1-9
- 2.40.2-1
- 2.40.2-10
- 2.40.2-11
- 2.40.2-12
- 2.40.2-12+hurd.1
- 2.40.2-13
- 2.40.2-14
- 2.40.2-2
- 2.40.2-3
- 2.40.2-4
- 2.40.2-5
- 2.40.2-6
- 2.40.2-7
- 2.40.2-8
- 2.40.2-9
- 2.40.3-1
- 2.40.4-1
- 2.40.4-2
- 2.40.4-3
- 2.40.4-4
- 2.40.4-5
- 2.40~rc2-1
- 2.40~rc2-2
- 2.40~rc2-3
- 2.40~rc2-4
- 2.40~rc2-5
- 2.40~rc2-6
- 2.40~rc2-7
- 2.40~rc2-8
- 2.41-1
- 2.41-2
- 2.41-3
- 2.41-4
- 2.41-5
- 2.41.1-1
- 2.41.1-2
- 2.41.1-3
- 2.41.1-4
- 2.41.2-1
- 2.41.2-2
- 2.41.2-3
- 2.41.2-4
- 2.41.3-1
- 2.41.3-2
- 2.41.3-3
- 2.41.3-4
- 2.41~rc1-1
- 2.41~rc1-2
- 2.41~rc2-1
- 2.42-1
- 2.42-2
- 2.42-3
- 2.42-4
- 2.42-5
- 2.42-6
- 2.42.1-1
- 2.42.1-2
- 2.42.1-3
- 2.42.1-4
- 2.42.1-5
- 2.42.1-6
- 2.42.2-1
- 2.42.2-2
- 2.42.2-3
- 2.42.2-4
- 2.42.3-1
- 2.42.4-1
- 2.42~rc1-1
- 2.42~rc1-2
- 2.42~rc1-3
- 2.42~rc2-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
util-linux Debian:13
- Versions
- 2.41-5
- 2.41.1-1
- 2.41.1-2
- 2.41.1-3
- 2.41.1-4
- 2.41.2-1
- 2.41.2-2
- 2.41.2-3
- 2.41.2-4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.41.3-1
Update to 2.41.3-1
util-linux Debian:14
- Versions
- 2.41-5
- 2.41.1-1
- 2.41.1-2
- 2.41.1-3
- 2.41.1-4
- 2.41.2-1
- 2.41.2-2
- 2.41.2-3
- 2.41.2-4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.41.3-1
Update to 2.41.3-1
Original sources
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1696
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1852
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1913
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2485
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2563
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2737
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2800
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3406
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4943
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7180
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82347
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82354
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82372
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82857
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14104
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2419369
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14104