Debian 2026 Munge Important Buffer Overflow Vuln DSA-6129-1
debian
February 10, 2026
Titouan Lazard discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in munge, an authentication service to create and validate credentials, which may allow local users to leak the MUNGE cryp...
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Summary
Additional details can be found in the upstream advisory:
https://github.com/dun/munge/security/advisories/GHSA-r9cr-jf4v-75gh
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 0.5.15-2+deb12u1.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.16-1.1~deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your munge packages.
For the detailed security status of munge please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/munge
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: munge
CVE ID: CVE-2026-25506
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