Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2026 · Assigned by securin
CVE-2026-44071FORTIFY_SOURCE disabled
Low 3.7
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw 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 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.7Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Netatalk 3.1.2 through 4.4.2 is compiled without FORTIFY_SOURCE, which disables built-in buffer overflow detection at runtime, potentially allowing a remote attacker to cause a minor denial of service via memory errors that would otherwise be caught and safely terminated by runtime protection.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | netatalk | 4.5.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-44071 |
| Debian:13 | netatalk | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44071 |
| Debian:14 | netatalk | 4.5.0~ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44071 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | netatalk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44071 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | netatalk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44071 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | netatalk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44071 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-693 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- Netatalk Security Advisory CVE-2026-44071 vendor-advisory