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libtirpc — security advisory
A flaw was found in libtirpc. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending oversized wrapped data requests to an RPC (Remote Procedure Call) service configured with RPCSEC_GSS (Remote Procedure Call Security-Generic Security Service) integrity or privacy. This can lead to unbounded memory allocation, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting system resources and causing the service to become unstable or terminate.
- Products
- libtirpc
- Affected versions
- 1.3.3+ds-1, 1.3.4+ds-1, 1.3.4+ds-1.1, 1.3.4+ds-1.1~exp1, 1.3.4+ds-1.1~exp2, 1.3.4+ds-1.2, 1.3.4+ds-1.3, 1.3.6+ds-1, 1.3.7+ds-1, 1.3.7-0.1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-85231
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:01 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A flaw was found in libtirpc. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending oversized wrapped data requests to an RPC (Remote Procedure Call) service configured with RPCSEC_GSS (Remote Procedure Call Security-Generic Security Service) integrity or privacy. This can lead to unbounded memory allocation, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting system resources and causing the service to become unstable or terminate.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85231
libtirpc
Fixed versions: Not specified
libtirpc
Fixed versions: Not specified
libtirpc
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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