Corosync: corosync: heap-based buffer overflow in totempg assembly buffer during fragmented message reassembly
CVE-2026-81665 · published 4 Sept 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: high, CVSS score 7.5 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
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Who is affected
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
How to check
- Find out whether you run the affected product and which version, then compare it with the versions above.
How to fix
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- Apply the vendor's update or mitigation from the references below. If there is none yet, limit exposure of the affected service until there is.
- If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in Corosync's Totem Process Group (totempg) message reassembly. When processing fragmented multicast messages, the buffer used to reassemble fragments lacks a runtime bounds check in release builds. A network-adjacent attacker able to send crafted multicast protocol messages to the cluster could cause a heap buffer overflow with attacker-controlled data. This can crash the Corosync daemon, causing a denial of service to the entire cluster, and may potentially allow further exploitation given sufficient heap-corruption control.
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References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67872
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67873
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67878
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67879
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67880
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67881
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68574
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69277
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69278
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69279
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69280
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-81665
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2524910
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