CVE-2025-14104
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CVE-2025-14104 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
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- Status
- Deferred
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