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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD4.4 Medium

CVE-2026-14969

389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: static initialization vector in aes-cbc/3des-cbc attribute encryption

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 12

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 13

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Default version status: unknown

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Default version status: affected

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