Description
A dead bounds check in the Spotlight RPC unmarshaller in Netatalk 3.0.0 through 4.4.2 results in an unreachable code path that provides no effective bounds protection, which may allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain limited information via crafted Spotlight RPC requests.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netatalk | Netatalk | 3.0.0 – ≤ 4.4.2 | 4.4.3 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | netatalk | 4.4.3~ds-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | netatalk | 4.2.3~ds-1+deb13u2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | netatalk | 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | netatalk | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | netatalk | 3.1.18~ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | netatalk | 3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.4+esm2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | netatalk | 3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm2 | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | netatalk | 4.4.3-r0 | — |
References
- Netatalk Security Advisory CVE-2026-44057 vendor-advisory