CVE-2026-32746

critical

Description

telnetd in GNU inetutils through 2.7 allows an out-of-bounds write in the LINEMODE SLC (Set Local Characters) suboption handler because add_slc does not check whether the buffer is full.

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/12/4

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-03/msg00031.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-03-13

Updated: 2026-03-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

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

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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