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
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | gss-ntlmssp | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | gss-ntlmssp | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | gss-ntlmssp | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | gssntlmssp | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91926 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2533698 issue-tracking