CVE-2026-12528

389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: heap-buffer-overflows in __aclp__normalize_acltxt()

Published Jun 17, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server in the __aclp__normalize_acltxt() function of aclparse.c. A malformed ACI (Access Control Instruction) string can trigger heap-buffer-overflow writes and reads during ACI parsing. The function fails to validate that the ACI keyword has sufficient length after whitespace stripping, leading to a 1-byte out-of-bounds write and subsequent out-of-bounds reads. An authenticated user with write access to the aci attribute could send a crafted ACI value to silently corrupt heap memory in the directory server process.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Ensure that only highly privileged accounts (Directory Manager or explicitly delegated ACI administrators) have write access to the 'aci' attribute. Review existing ACIs for overly broad targetattr rules (especially negated rules like targetattr!="..." or wildcards like targetattr="*") that may inadvertently grant regular users write access to operational attributes including 'aci'. The 389 DS ACI linting tool (lib389) can help identify such misconfigurations.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server in the __aclp__normalize_acltxt() function of aclparse.c. A malformed ACI (Access Control Instruction) string can trigger heap-buffer-overflow writes and reads during ACI parsing. The function fails to validate that the ACI keyword has sufficient length after whitespace stripping, leading to a 1-byte out-of-bounds write and subsequent out-of-bounds reads. An authenticated user with write access to the aci attribute could send a crafted ACI value to silently corrupt heap memory in the directory server process.
Title 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: heap-buffer-overflows in __aclp__normalize_acltxt()
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat directory Server
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:11
cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:12
cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:13
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat directory Server
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2026, 5:57 PM
Reserved
Jun 17, 2026, 1:48 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 17, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Nov 6, 2026, 6:18 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 3, 2026, 1:09 PM