Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2026 · Assigned by securin
CVE-2026-44056Stack buffer overflow in desktop.c
Medium 6.0
In plain English
A medium-severity stack buffer overflow in Netatalk from Netatalk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A stack-based buffer overflow in desktop.c in Netatalk 1.3 through 4.2.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service, obtain limited information, or modify limited data.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | netatalk | 4.5.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-44056 |
| Debian:13 | netatalk | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44056 |
| Debian:14 | netatalk | 4.5.0~ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44056 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | netatalk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44056 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | netatalk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44056 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | netatalk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44056 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
References
- Netatalk Security Advisory CVE-2026-44056 vendor-advisory