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CVE-2025-14104

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Date: December 5, 2025

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.

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Related Resources (4)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14104
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14104
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2419369
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2025-14104

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

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