CVE-2026-16560

Name	CVE-2026-16560
Description	A heap-buffer-overflow flaw was found in Directory Server (389-ds-base). When a DN contains a legacy-quoted value, the server won't close the heap allocation allowing another call to refer to the same memory pointer causing a denial of service or an arbitrary memory write operation.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	1142849

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
389-ds-base (PTS)	bullseye	1.4.4.11-2	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	1.4.4.11-2+deb11u1	vulnerable
	bookworm	2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1	vulnerable
	trixie	3.1.2+dfsg1-1+deb13u1	vulnerable
	sid	3.3.0-2	vulnerable

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
389-ds-base	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)			1142849

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506102