A flaw was found in libtirpc. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted PMAPPROC_DUMP replies to a client application that uses the pmap_getmaps() function against an attacker-controlled host. This unbounded decoding can lead to excessive memory and CPU allocation, causing the client process to experience a Denial of Service (DoS) due to resource exhaustion.

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To mitigate this issue, avoid configuring applications that use `pmap_getmaps()` to query untrusted or attacker-controlled portmapper services. If such functionality is essential, restrict network access for services utilizing `pmap_getmaps()` to only trusted hosts via firewall rules. Additionally, consider isolating client applications that call `pmap_getmaps()` into constrained environments to limit the impact of potential resource exhaustion.

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Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in libtirpc. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted PMAPPROC_DUMP replies to a client application that uses the pmap_getmaps() function against an attacker-controlled host. This unbounded decoding can lead to excessive memory and CPU allocation, causing the client process to experience a Denial of Service (DoS) due to resource exhaustion.
Title Libtirpc: libtirpc: denial of service via unbounded memory allocation during portmapper response decoding
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-1050
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T18:20:43.454Z

Reserved: 2026-09-04T18:43:38.572Z

Link: CVE-2026-85977

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-16T19:17:44.430

Modified: 2026-10-16T19:23:18.623

Link: CVE-2026-85977

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T19:30:13Z

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