CVE-2026-25506

MUNGE is an authentication service for creating and validating user credentials. From 0.5 to 0.5.17, local attacker can exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in munged (the MUNGE authentication daemon) to leak cryptographic key material from process memory. With the leaked key material, the attacker could forge arbitrary MUNGE credentials to impersonate any user (including root) to services that rely on MUNGE for authentication. The vulnerability allows a buffer overflow by sending a crafted message with an oversized address length field, corrupting munged's internal state and enabling extraction of the MAC subkey used for credential verification. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.18.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:munge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

25 Feb 2026, 17:39

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First Time Debian debian Linux
Debian
References () https://github.com/dun/munge/security/advisories/GHSA-r9cr-jf4v-75gh - Patch, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation () https://github.com/dun/munge/security/advisories/GHSA-r9cr-jf4v-75gh - Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

25 Feb 2026, 17:08

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First Time Opensuse
Opensuse munge
Summary
  • (es) MUNGE es un servicio de autenticación para crear y validar credenciales de usuario. Desde 0.5 hasta 0.5.17, un atacante local puede explotar una vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de búfer en munged (el demonio de autenticación de MUNGE) para filtrar material de clave criptográfica de la memoria del proceso. Con el material de clave filtrado, el atacante podría falsificar credenciales MUNGE arbitrarias para suplantar a cualquier usuario (incluido root) a servicios que dependen de MUNGE para la autenticación. La vulnerabilidad permite un desbordamiento de búfer al enviar un mensaje manipulado con un campo de longitud de dirección sobredimensionado, corrompiendo el estado interno de munged y permitiendo la extracción de la subclave MAC utilizada para la verificación de credenciales. Esta vulnerabilidad se corrige en 0.5.18.
CPE cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:munge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/dun/munge/commit/bf40cc27c4ce8451d4b062c9de0b67ec40894812 - () https://github.com/dun/munge/commit/bf40cc27c4ce8451d4b062c9de0b67ec40894812 - Patch
References () https://github.com/dun/munge/releases/tag/munge-0.5.18 - () https://github.com/dun/munge/releases/tag/munge-0.5.18 - Product, Release Notes
References () https://github.com/dun/munge/security/advisories/GHSA-r9cr-jf4v-75gh - () https://github.com/dun/munge/security/advisories/GHSA-r9cr-jf4v-75gh - Patch, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/10/3 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/10/3 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/17/6 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/17/6 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/02/msg00015.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/02/msg00015.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

17 Feb 2026, 19:21

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  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/17/6 -

10 Feb 2026, 21:16

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  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/10/3 -
  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/02/msg00015.html -

10 Feb 2026, 19:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-10 19:16

Updated : 2026-02-25 17:39


NVD link : CVE-2026-25506

Mitre link : CVE-2026-25506

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-25506


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

opensuse

  • munge
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write