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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (389-ds-base): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung und potenziell Denial of Service

WID-SEC-2026-0494 · first 24.02.2026 · updated 15.10.2026 · CVSS 7,2

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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 beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, und potenziell 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

  • beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen
  • potenziell um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

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

and 24 more sources in the original advisory

CVE: CVE-2025-14905

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.

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