CVE-2025-14104

6.1 MEDIUM 0.2% exploit odds No fix listed Memory safety Server

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2025-12-05 17:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-11-05 15:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2025-12-05 17:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-11-05 15:17 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.1

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record