CVE-2026-16529

high

Description

A signed integer overflow in the PCP __pmGetPDU() function can be exploited via crafted network packets during PDU processing or SASL negotiation. This permanently blinds the affected daemon, resulting in a total denial of service (DoS) for subsequent packet reads.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506032

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16529

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-30

Updated: 2026-07-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High