CVE-2026-44073
Description
A flaw was found in Netatalk. A remote attacker with low privileges could exploit a vulnerability where the seteuid system call failure is ignored within authentication modules. This oversight may allow the attacker to perform unauthorized actions, leading to a low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
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)
Integrity,Other
Technical Impact: Varies by Context; Unexpected State; Alter Execution Logic
An attacker could utilize an ignored error condition to place the system in an unexpected state that could lead to the execution of unintended logic and could cause other unintended behavior.
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