Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2026 · Assigned by securin
CVE-2026-44070Unbounded realloc in charset conversion
Low 3.1
In plain English
A low-severity resource allocation without limits 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 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.1Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An unbounded memory reallocation in the charset conversion code in Netatalk 2.0.0 through 4.4.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause a minor denial of service via crafted character conversion requests.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | netatalk | 4.5.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-44070 |
| Debian:13 | netatalk | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44070 |
| Debian:14 | netatalk | 4.5.0~ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44070 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | netatalk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44070 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | netatalk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44070 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | netatalk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44070 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- Netatalk Security Advisory CVE-2026-44070 vendor-advisory