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Red HatCVE-2026-18663

Red Hat 389-ds-base: denial of service

Medium5.9CVE-2026-18663 · Published Aug 12, 2026 · updated Aug 14, 2026

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. The get_ldapmessage_controls_ext() function frees the parsed controls array on the Session Tracking critical-control rejection path without clearing the SLAPI_REQCONTROLS pblock slot. Operation teardown then frees the same pointer again, causing a double-free. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger this with a single BIND request carrying a critical Session Tracking control, resulting in heap corruption and potential denial of service.

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Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Directory Server 11
Product
all versionsNo fix yet
Red Hat Directory Server 12
Product
all versionsNo fix yet
Red Hat Directory Server 13
Product
all versionsNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Product
all versionsNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Product
all versionsNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Product
all versionsNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Product
all versionsNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Product
all versionsNo fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-415

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