# CVE-2026-11792: 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: heap buffer overflow in audit log password masking (create_masked_entry_string)

> Heap buffer overflow in 389 Directory Server audit logging allows memory corruption and potential code execution when specific password conditions are met.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 30 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-11792, GHSA-3mr2-rf49-p7w4, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-11792

## What is CVE-2026-11792?

CVE-2026-11792 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server 11, published on 9 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. When audit logging is enabled, the create_masked_entry_string() function in auditlog.c copies a fixed-length password mask into a precisely-sized heap buffer without checking available space. If a short cleartext password is logged (requiring non-default CLEAR password storage or a compromised replication peer), the copy overflows the buffer, corrupting heap memory and audit log output.

Weakness: CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11792?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-11792?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-11792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-11792 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-11792 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server 11, published on 9 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat Directory Server 11. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11792/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11792/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11792
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11792
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-11792

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