CVE-2026-129122

NameCVE-2026-129122
DescriptionC-Kermit 6.0.192 before 11.1.515 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in tn_snenv() in ckctel.c that allows malicious Telnet servers to corrupt client memory via crafted NEW-ENVIRON SEND subnegotiation. Malicious or machine-in-the-middle servers can send oversized variable names before authentication, overflowing a 16-byte stack buffer and a miscomputed heap buffer to corrupt stack and heap memory.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ckermit (PTS)bookworm402~beta08-1vulnerable
trixie416~beta12-1+deb13u1vulnerable
forky1:11.1.515-2fixed
sid1:11.1.517-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ckermitsource(unstable)1:11.1.515-1

Notes

[trixie] - ckermit <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/security/advisories/GHSA-c5px-7h4c-gj8p
Fixed by: https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/commit/39ab009a365b97632e9975e1266fa618c4bdc59f (v11.1.515)
Fixed by: https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/commit/42cf6decb926f56d606a76262791aaf071955d25 (v11.1.515)

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