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Low · 3.7 CVE-2026-91926 EUVD-2026-78441GHSA-x7fj-4fx4-9f96

Gss-ntlmssp: gss-ntlmssp: memory leak in ntlm_decode_target_info via duplicated av_pair entries in ntlm challenge

Published Sep 15, 2026 · Updated Nov 6, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in gss-ntlmssp. A memory leak occurs in the NTLM target-info parser when a crafted NTLM CHALLENGE message contains duplicated string-valued AV_PAIR entries. The parser allocates memory for each string value but does not free the previous allocation when the same AV_PAIR type appears more than once, leaking the earlier allocation. A malicious or man-in-the-middle server can exploit this to cause gradual memory exhaustion on the client during NTLM authentication, leading to a denial of service.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 gss-ntlmssp No fix yet —
Debian 13 gss-ntlmssp No fix yet —
Debian 12 gss-ntlmssp No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 gss-ntlmssp No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS gss-ntlmssp No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS gss-ntlmssp No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS gss-ntlmssp No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS gss-ntlmssp No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS gss-ntlmssp No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS gss-ntlmssp No fix yet —

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 gssntlmssp No fix yet —

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