
CVE catalog
CVE-2026-12528
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
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.23% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | 389-ds-base | sid | 3.3.1-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | 389-ds-base | trixie | 3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | 389-ds-base | bookworm | 2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| Cpe | 389-ds-base | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Cpe | directory_server | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | 389_directory_server | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | enterprise_linux | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | 389-ds-base | source | sid | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1140484] |
| Debian | 389-ds-base | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1140484] |
| Debian | 389-ds-base | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1140484] |
Notes
[trixie] 389-ds-base: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [389-ds]Affected
Source package: [389-ds-base]
Details (2)
2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · bookworm; nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 12
2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · bookworm; nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 12
- [389-ds-base]Affected
Details (2)
2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · bookworm; nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 12
2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · bookworm; nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 12
- [389-ds-base-dev]Affected
Source package: [389-ds-base]
Details (2)
2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · bookworm; nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 12
2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · bookworm; nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 12
- [389-ds-base-libs]Affected
Source package: [389-ds-base]
Details (2)
2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · bookworm; nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 12
2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · bookworm; nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 12
- [cockpit-389-ds]Affected
Source package: [389-ds-base]
Details (2)
2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · bookworm; nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 12
2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · bookworm; nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 12
- [python3-lib389]Affected
Source package: [389-ds-base]
Details (2)
2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · bookworm; nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 12
2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · bookworm; nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [389-ds]Affected
Source package: [389-ds-base]
Details (2)
3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 13
3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 13
- [389-ds-base]Affected
Details (2)
3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 13
3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 13
- [389-ds-base-dev]Affected
Source package: [389-ds-base]
Details (2)
3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 13
3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 13
- [389-ds-base-libs]Affected
Source package: [389-ds-base]
Details (2)
3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 13
3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 13
- [cockpit-389-ds]Affected
Source package: [389-ds-base]
Details (2)
3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 13
3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 13
- [python3-lib389]Affected
Source package: [389-ds-base]
Details (2)
3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 13
3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · 389-ds-base · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2026_3136-1.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12528]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12528]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-12528]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-12528.json]
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