Description
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base where the LDBM backend attribute encryption uses a hardcoded static initialization vector for AES-CBC and 3DES-CBC operations, allowing an attacker with privileged filesystem access to detect plaintext equality across encrypted entries by comparing ciphertext blocks.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 4.4/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 11 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 12 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 13 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-14969Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497735Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 7, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 5, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed