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Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in MUNGE Affects Multiple Ubuntu Releases

Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in MUNGE Affects Multiple Ubuntu Releases

First seen 13 Feb 2026, 04:09 UTC • •

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ThreatCluster •March 12, 2026 at 16:10 UTC

A critical buffer overflow vulnerability in MUNGE affects several Ubuntu releases, including 22.04 LTS and earlier versions. Discovered by Titouan Lazard, this flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the service or execute arbitrary code by opening a specially crafted file. Users are advised to apply patches to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

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2026-02-10
CVE-2026-25506 published
2026-02-12
Ubuntu security notice USN-8040-1 released
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