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CVE-2026-91926· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

Gss-ntlmssp: gss-ntlmssp: memory leak in ntlm_decode_target_info via duplicated av_pair entries in ntlm challenge

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.

LowCVSS 3.7 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Sep 15, 2026
Updated
Sep 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 29th percentile
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Action score

14

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
14 / 40 · 3.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · redhat
3.7
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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

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  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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Package-level exposure

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EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12gss-ntlmsspall versions—

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Remediation

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Timeline

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Variant candidates

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Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
Low

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

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Change log

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References

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