Answer in brief
CVE-2025-14104 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in Util-linux: util-linux: heap buffer overread in setpwnam() when processing 256-byte usernames. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps util-linux/util-linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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Answer in brief
CVE-2025-14104 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in Util-linux: util-linux: heap buffer overread in setpwnam() when processing 256-byte usernames. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps util-linux/util-linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 6.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps util-linux/util-linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| util-linux/util-linuxgeneric | >=0 <2.41.3 | 2.41.3 |
Published upstream
Dec 5, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jun 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 25, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
CVSS is 6.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps util-linux/util-linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| util-linux/util-linuxgeneric | >=0 <2.41.3 | 2.41.3 |
Published upstream
Dec 5, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jun 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 25, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.