Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

CVE-2026-91926

A flaw was found in gss-ntlmssp. A memory leak occurs in the NTLM target-info parser when a crafted NTLM CHALLENGE message contains duplicated string-valued AV_PAIR entries. The parser allocates memory for each string value but does not free the previous allocation when the same AV_PAIR type appears more than once, leaking the earlier allocation. A malicious or man-in-the-middle server can exploit this to cause gradual memory exhaustion on the client during NTLM authentication, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-91926?
CVE-2026-91926 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-91926?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.