HighCVE-2026-9064

    389-ds-base: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-2026-9064)

    Published Last modified Sources: BSI, CVE.org, EUVD

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    What is affected, what to do

    A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. The get_ldapmessage_controls_ext() function in the LDAP server does not enforce an upper bound on the number of controls per LDAP message.

    Update Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8 to version 8060020260609102432.0ca98e7e, Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8 to version 8080020260610130252.f969626e, Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8 to version 8100020260601104139.37ed7c03.

    Affected
    • 389-ds-base eq 0..0
    • Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8 lt *..8060020260609102432.0ca98e7e
    • Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8 lt *..8080020260610130252.f969626e
    • Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8 lt *..8100020260601104139.37ed7c03
    • Red Hat Directory Server 12.2 E4S for RHEL 9 lt *..9020020260615123354.1674d574
    • Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 E4S for RHEL 9 lt *..9040020260611130021.1674d574
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 lt *..0:3.2.0-7.el10_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support lt *..0:3.0.6-18.el10_0
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support lt *..0:1.3.11.1-12.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 lt *..8100020260601102239.25e700aa
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support lt *..8040020260609102422.96015a92
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On lt *..8040020260609102422.96015a92
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support lt *..8060020260609102416.824efc52
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On lt *..8060020260609102416.824efc52
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service lt *..8080020260610125847.6dbb3803
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions lt *..8080020260610125847.6dbb3803
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 lt *..0:2.8.0-7.el9_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions lt *..0:2.2.4-18.el9_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions lt *..0:2.4.5-25.el9_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support lt *..0:2.6.1-21.el9_6
    • Red Hat Directory Server 13.2 lt *..1781714123
    Fixed in
    • Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8 8060020260609102432.0ca98e7e
    • Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8 8080020260610130252.f969626e
    • Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8 8100020260601104139.37ed7c03
    • Red Hat Directory Server 12.2 E4S for RHEL 9 9020020260615123354.1674d574
    • Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 E4S for RHEL 9 9040020260611130021.1674d574
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 0:3.2.0-7.el10_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support 0:3.0.6-18.el10_0
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support 0:1.3.11.1-12.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 8100020260601102239.25e700aa
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 8040020260609102422.96015a92
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On 8040020260609102422.96015a92
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 8060020260609102416.824efc52
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On 8060020260609102416.824efc52
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service 8080020260610125847.6dbb3803
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions 8080020260610125847.6dbb3803
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:2.8.0-7.el9_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:2.2.4-18.el9_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:2.4.5-25.el9_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support 0:2.6.1-21.el9_6
    • Red Hat Directory Server 13.2 1781714123

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    Metrics

    7.5

    Priority

    XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: NVD, CVSS v3

    7.5

    CVSS v3

    Severity High on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: BSI, CVE.org, EUVD

    0.8 %

    EPSS score

    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 57.1

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    Severity
    High
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    81.12 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    7.5 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    7.5
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    0.8 %
    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    57.1
    High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    —
    Published
    CISA assessment (SSVC)
    Exploitation: none known · automatable · Technical impact: partial
    Source: CISA Vulnrichment, as of 20 May 2026
    CWE

    CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.

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    CWE-770

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. The get_ldapmessage_controls_ext() function in the LDAP server does not enforce an upper bound on the number of controls per LDAP message. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted LDAP request containing hundreds of thousands of minimal controls within the default maximum BER message size (2 MB), causing excessive CPU consumption and heap allocation on the server. Under concurrent exploitation, this leads to significant latency degradation, worker thread starvation, or out-of-memory termination, resulting in a denial of service.

    Source: BSI WID Portal, BSI CSAF, cvelistv5, NVD (NIST), CVE.org (MITRE), ENISA EUVD

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    —389-ds-base
    • 0
    • —
    Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8
    • < 8060020260609102432.0ca98e7e
    • 8060020260609102432.0ca98e7e
    Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8
    • < 8080020260610130252.f969626e
    • 8080020260610130252.f969626e
    Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8
    • < 8100020260601104139.37ed7c03
    • 8100020260601104139.37ed7c03
    Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 12
    • —
    • —
    Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 12.2 E4S for RHEL 9
    • < 9020020260615123354.1674d574
    • 9020020260615123354.1674d574
    Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 12.4 E4S for RHEL 9
    • < 9040020260611130021.1674d574
    • 9040020260611130021.1674d574
    Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 13
    • —
    • —
    Red HatRed Hat Directory Server 13.2
    • < 1781714123
    • 1781714123
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10
    • < 0:3.2.0-7.el10_2
    • 0:3.2.0-7.el10_2
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
    • < 0:3.0.6-18.el10_0
    • 0:3.0.6-18.el10_0
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6
    • —
    • —
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
    • < 0:1.3.11.1-12.el7_9
    • 0:1.3.11.1-12.el7_9
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8
    • < 8100020260601102239.25e700aa
    • 8100020260601102239.25e700aa
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
    • < 8040020260609102422.96015a92
    • 8040020260609102422.96015a92
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
    • < 8040020260609102422.96015a92
    • 8040020260609102422.96015a92
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
    • < 8060020260609102416.824efc52
    • 8060020260609102416.824efc52
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
    • < 8060020260609102416.824efc52
    • 8060020260609102416.824efc52
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
    • < 8080020260610125847.6dbb3803
    • 8080020260610125847.6dbb3803
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
    • < 8080020260610125847.6dbb3803
    • 8080020260610125847.6dbb3803
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9
    • < 0:2.8.0-7.el9_8
    • 0:2.8.0-7.el9_8
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
    • < 0:2.2.4-18.el9_2
    • 0:2.2.4-18.el9_2
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
    • < 0:2.4.5-25.el9_4
    • 0:2.4.5-25.el9_4
    Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
    • < 0:2.6.1-21.el9_6
    • 0:2.6.1-21.el9_6
    redhatdirectory_server
    • 11.0
    • 12.0
    • 13.0
    • —
    • —
    • —
    Red HatEnterprise Linux
    • 10
    • 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
    • 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
    • 10.0 Extended Update Support
    • 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
    • Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8
    • 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
    • 9
    • 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
    • 9.6 Extended Update Support
    • Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8
    • 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
    • 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
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    Vendors and products

    Affected operating systems

    Affected operating systems
    Linuxredhat389_directory_server—
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux10.0
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux6.0
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux7.0
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux8.0
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux9.0

    Weakness classes (CWE)

    • CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

      Base

      The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-770

    References & sources

    Changes to this CVE

    Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).

    1. Record modifiedRed Hat

      1 individual change: Affected versions (publisher)

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      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      Affected versions (publisher)changed
      Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8, Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8, Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8 (+20)
      …, Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8, Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8 (+21)

      Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com

    2. Record modifiedRed Hat

      Show 2 original changes
      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      Referenceadded
      —
      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27125
      Affected versions (publisher)changed
      Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8, Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8, Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8 (+19)
      Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8, Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8, Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8 (+20)

      Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com

    3. Record modifiedRed Hat

      Show 2 original changes
      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      Referenceadded
      —
      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26639
      Affected versions (publisher)changed
      Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8, Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (+16)
      Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8, Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Directory Server 12.2 E4S for RHEL 9 (+17)

      Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com

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