Description
Solanum before commit 2ea1382 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in ms_kill() that allows malicious linked servers to corrupt memory by sending an overlong kill reason. Attackers controlling a rogue or compromised peer server can send a reason exceeding KILLLEN that overflows a static 512-byte buffer, crashing the ircd or potentially achieving remote code execution.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| solanum-ircd | solanum | < 2ea1382e4262b212a91034258c466f0f6754cd61 |
References
- https://github.com/solanum-ircd/solanum
- https://github.com/solanum-ircd/solanum/blob/7bc7e34c04711247b932666e19ae900cba884540/modules/core/m_kill.c#L277
- https://github.com/solanum-ircd/solanum/commit/2ea1382e4262b212a91034258c466f0f6754cd61
- https://github.com/solanum-ircd/solanum/pull/550
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/solanum-before-commit-2ea1382-buffer-overflow-via-server-to-server-kill-handler
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 3, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 12, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred