CVE-2025-14104

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CVSS 3.1

6.1 medium

EPSS

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Published

Dec 5, 2025 (Dec 5, 2025)

Modified

Sep 1, 2026

Description

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.

Weakness: CWE-125
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

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