CVE-2026-18917Hinoki check available

Local privilege escalation via RPC integer overflow

Published Aug 20, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Integer overflow in libvirt in Red Hat Enterprise Linux allows local users to corrupt libvirtd memory via crafted NodeGetFreePages RPC arguments. The remoteDispatchNodeGetFreePages handler multiplies pages_len by cellCount as unsigned integers for both the REMOTE_NODE_MAX_CELLS limit check and result-buffer sizing, so wraparound can pass the check and allocate too little heap memory before the hypervisor driver writes NUMA page data. Reachability requires local access to libvirt's read-only Unix socket, and successful overwrite can crash the root daemon or provide a path to local privilege escalation.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Integer overflow in libvirt in Red Hat Enterprise Linux allows local users to corrupt libvirtd memory via crafted NodeGetFreePages RPC arguments. The remoteDispatchNodeGetFreePages handler multiplies pages_len by cellCount as unsigned integers for both the REMOTE_NODE_MAX_CELLS limit check and result-buffer sizing, so wraparound can pass the check and allocate too little heap memory before the hypervisor driver writes NUMA page data. Reachability requires local access to libvirt's read-only Unix socket, and successful overwrite can crash the root daemon or provide a path to local privilege escalation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-18917
Published
Aug 20, 2026
Updated
Aug 20, 2026
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classifications
CWE-190, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Affected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

7.8Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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