CVE-2026-44061
Description
A flaw was found in Netatalk. This vulnerability involves the DES-ECB (Data Encryption Standard - Electronic Codebook) authentication mechanism, which is susceptible to a timing side channel attack. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this timing difference during authentication to gain sensitive information, leading to unauthorized access or further attacks.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Access Control
Technical Impact: Read Application Data; Bypass Protection Mechanism
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