CVE-2026-25506
MUNGE has a buffer overflow in message unpacking allows key leakage and credential forgery
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 10, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 15, 2026, 2:18 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c |
Solution
- Update MUNGE to version 0.5.18.
- Restart the munged service after updating.
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CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Jul. 15, 2026
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(v.9.0)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::crb'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ai_inference_server:3.3::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] [{'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 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'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0:0.5.13-1.el8_2.1', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'munge', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0:0.5.13-2.el8_4.1', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'munge', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0:0.5.13-2.el8_4.1', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'munge', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0:0.5.13-2.el8_6.1', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'munge', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0:0.5.13-2.el8_6.1', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'munge', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0:0.5.13-2.el8_6.1', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'munge', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0:0.5.13-2.el8_8.1', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'munge', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0:0.5.13-2.el8_8.1', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'munge', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0:0.5.13-14.el9_7', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'munge', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0:0.5.13-13.el9_0.1', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'munge', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions', 'versions': [{'status': 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['cpe:/a:redhat:ai_inference_server:3.3::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '1778244546', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'rhaiis/vllm-spyre-rhel9', 'collectionURL': 'https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] -
CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Jun. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::crb'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ai_inference_server:3.3::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L Added CWE CWE-120 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16174 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2918 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2923 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2934 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2949 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2954 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3010 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3011 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3012 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3013 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3032 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3033 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3034 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25506 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438715 Added Reference https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-25506.json -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'dun', 'product': 'munge', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 0.5, < 0.5.18'}]}] -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-25506', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-02-10T19:12:47.174130Z'} -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:munge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.5 up to (excluding) 0.5.18 Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/dun/munge/commit/bf40cc27c4ce8451d4b062c9de0b67ec40894812 Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/dun/munge/releases/tag/munge-0.5.18 Types: Product, Release Notes Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/dun/munge/security/advisories/GHSA-r9cr-jf4v-75gh Types: Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/02/msg00015.html Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/10/3 Types: Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/17/6 Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Feb. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/17/6 -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Feb. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/10/3 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/02/msg00015.html -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L Added CWE CWE-787 Added Reference https://github.com/dun/munge/commit/bf40cc27c4ce8451d4b062c9de0b67ec40894812 Added Reference https://github.com/dun/munge/releases/tag/munge-0.5.18 Added Reference https://github.com/dun/munge/security/advisories/GHSA-r9cr-jf4v-75gh