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Posted on 10 February 2026
Debian Security Advisory- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-6129-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
February 10, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : munge
CVE ID : CVE-2026-25506
Titouan Lazard discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in munge, an
authentication service to create and validate credentials, which may
allow local users to leak the MUNGE cryptographic key and forge
arbitrary credentials.
Additional details can be found in the upstream advisory:
https://github.com/dun/munge/security/advisories/GHSA-r9cr-jf4v-75gh
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 0.5.15-2+deb12u1.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.16-1.1~deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your munge packages.
For the detailed security status of munge please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/munge
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
