CVE-2025-14104: Util-linux: heap buffer overread in setpwnam() when processing 256-byte usernames
Vendor fix available · Affected: util-linux · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 11% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products20
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- util-linux · util-linuxbefore 2.41.3
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Ceph Storage 7Versions not stated
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- Red Hat · Red Hat Ceph Storage 9Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Hardened ImagesVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5Versions not stated
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- util-linux
- Published
- December 2025
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-125cwe.mitre.org
- Vendor advisoryaccess.redhat.com
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