Red Hat Enterprise Linux (vsftpd): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service
WID-SEC-2026-0113 · first 15.01.2026 · updated 16.03.2026 · CVSS 6,5
What it is about
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network, but only with valid access (login required), for example with stolen credentials or as an insider.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Amazon Linux 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Oracle Linux
- RESF Rocky Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Install the updates provided by the vendor; details in the sources below.
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2026-01-14 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2026-01-14 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2026-01-14 access.redhat.com
- GitHub Advisory Database vom 2026-01-14 github.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-0608 vom 2026-01-16 linux.oracle.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-0605 vom 2026-01-15 linux.oracle.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-0606 vom 2026-01-15 linux.oracle.com
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:0605 vom 2026-01-17 errata.build.resf.org
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:0606 vom 2026-01-17 errata.build.resf.org
- Amazon Linux Security Advisory ALAS2-2026-3176 vom 2026-03-06 alas.aws.amazon.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:4525 vom 2026-03-13 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:4513 vom 2026-03-12 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:4550 vom 2026-03-13 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:4522 vom 2026-03-12 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:4477 vom 2026-03-12 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:4543 vom 2026-03-12 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:4470 vom 2026-03-12 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:4553 vom 2026-03-16 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:4554 vom 2026-03-16 access.redhat.com
CVE: CVE-2025-14242
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.