CVE-2026-3836
Public on 2026-03-26
Modified on 2026-03-26
Description
A flaw was found in dnf5. A local, unprivileged attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the D-Bus locale configuration. By providing a specially crafted string to the locale key during session opening, the attacker can force the dnf5daemon-server to terminate, leading to an application-level Denial of Service (DoS) with a core dump.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Mock2 Extra | dnf | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | dnf | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |