CVE-2026-35549
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CVE-2026-35549 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in MariaDB Server before 11.4.10, 11.5.x through 11.8.x before 11.8.6, and 12.x before 12.2.2. If the caching_sha2_password authentication plugin is installed, and some user accounts are configured to use it, a large packet can crash the server because sha256_crypt_r uses alloca.. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in MariaDB Server before 11.4.10, 11.5.x through 11.8.x before 11.8.6, and 12.x before 12.2.2. If the caching_sha2_password authentication plugin is installed, and some user accounts are configured to use it, a large packet can crash the server because sha256_crypt_r uses alloca.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mariadb | Mariadb | < 11.4.10 |
| Mariadb | Mariadb | >= 11.5.0, < 11.8.6 |
| Mariadb | Mariadb | >= 12.0.0, < 12.2.2 |
References
- https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-38365Issue Tracking
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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