Buffer overflow in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2026-14612

Two off-by-one errors in the FreeIPA ipa-otpd daemon's OAuth2 device authorization handler can cause out-of-bounds memory access when processing an oversized response from a configured external OAuth2/OIDC Identity Provider. An attacker who controls or can man-in-the-middle the IdP endpoint may be able to trigger ipa-otpd to write or read one byte past the end of a fixed-size buffer. Exploitation requires FreeIPA to be configured with an external IdP, attacker control or MITM of that IdP, and a user to initiate the OAuth2 device authorization flow. The most likely impact is limited denial of service affecting the ipa-otpd daemon.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (4.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14612?
CVE-2026-14612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2026-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-14612?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.