CVE-2025-14104

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2025-12-05. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
6.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw was found in util-linux. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overread when processing 256-byte usernames, specifically within the setpwnam() function, affecting SUID (Set User ID) login-utils utilities writing to the password database.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(medium)
EG Risk
28(Track)
EG Risk 28/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity61% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 5, 2025

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 25, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7180
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4943
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3406
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2800
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2737
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2563
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2485
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1913
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1852
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1696

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-14104(10)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(10)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatutil-linux-main-2.42-7.1.hum12026-04-09redhat
redhatrhui5/rhua-rhel9:17736701372026-03-18redhat
redhatrhceph/rhceph-9-rhel9:17718160282026-02-26redhat
redhatrhceph/rhceph-7-rhel9:17706327242026-02-17redhat
redhatrhceph/rhceph-8-rhel9:17706309072026-02-16redhat
redhatrhui5/installer-rhel9:17706469252026-02-11redhat
redhatinsights-proxy/insights-proxy-container-rhel9:17707404052026-02-10redhat
redhatutil-linux-0:2.32.1-48.el8_102026-02-04redhat
redhatutil-linux-0:2.37.4-21.el9_72026-02-04redhat
redhatutil-linux-0:2.40.2-15.el10_12026-02-02redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
util-linux—2.41.6-r0—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
util-linux—2.41.4-r0—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
util-linux2.36.1-8 ... 2.42~rc2-1 (140 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
util-linux2.38.1-5 ... 2.42~rc2-1 (118 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
util-linux2.41-5 ... 2.41.2-4 (9 versions)2.41.3-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
util-linux2.41-5 ... 2.41.2-4 (9 versions)2.41.3-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 44× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 191 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-09-01 12:28 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-01 12:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-01 12:02 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-01 12:02 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-01 12:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-01 04:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-31 18:36 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-31 18:36 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-31 18:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-31 17:26 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-31 17:26 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-31 17:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-30 19:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-08-21 13:23 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-21 13:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-21 12:50 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-21 12:50 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-21 12:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-19 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
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  31. 2026-08-08 08:30 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-08 08:30 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-08-08 08:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-07 16:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  46. 2026-07-27 06:09 UTCOSV refresh
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-14104?
CVE-2025-14104 is a medium vulnerability published on December 5, 2025. A flaw was found in util-linux. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overread when processing 256-byte usernames, specifically within the setpwnam() function, affecting SUID (Set User ID) login-utils utilities writing to the password database.
When was CVE-2025-14104 disclosed?
CVE-2025-14104 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 5, 2025, with the most recent update on September 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-14104 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-14104 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 90.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-14104?
CVE-2025-14104 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-14104?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-14104, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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