CVE-2026-25506 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2026-25506: MUNGE is an authentication service for creating and validating user credentials. From 0.5 to 0.5.17, local attacker can exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in munged (the MUNGE authentication daemon) to leak cryptographic key material from process memory. With the leaked key material, the attack

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2026-25506 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

munge→ fixed in0.5.14-4+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y munge
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

munge→ fixed in0.5.15-2+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y munge
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

munge→ fixed in0.5.16-1.1~deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y munge
```

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