Answer in brief
CVE-2026-11789 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.9) vulnerability in 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: smd5 password storage plugin salt length integer underflow crash. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/389-ds-base (generic), Red Hat/redhat-ds:11/389-ds-base (generic), Red Hat/redhat-ds:12/389-ds-base (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.9. 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
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The current feed maps Red Hat/389-ds-base (generic), Red Hat/redhat-ds:11/389-ds-base (generic), Red Hat/redhat-ds:12/389-ds-base (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/389-ds-basegeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/redhat-ds:11/389-ds-basegeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/redhat-ds:12/389-ds-basegeneric | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jun 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jun 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 30, 2026
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The SMD5 password storage plugin performs unsigned integer underflow when computing salt length from a crafted password hash shorter than 16 bytes, causing a buffer over-read that crashes the LDAP server during authentication.
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