CVE-2025-14104

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
util-linuxutil-linux0 < 2.41.3affected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 100:2.40.2-15.el10_1 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:2.32.1-48.el8_10 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:2.32.1-48.el8_10 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:2.37.4-21.el9_7 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:2.37.4-21.el9_7 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Ceph Storage 71770632724 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Ceph Storage 81770630907 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Ceph Storage 91771816028 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Hardened Images2.42-7.1.hum1 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Insights proxy 1.51770740405 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Update Infrastructure 51770646925 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Update Infrastructure 51773670073 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Update Infrastructure 51773672059 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Update Infrastructure 51773670137 < *unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References