The revoked-key error path builds a human-readable failure reason using sprintf() into a heap buffer. The allocated buffer is too small for the final formatted message. When sprintf() writes the full message, it can write past the end of the heap allocation.

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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description The revoked-key error path builds a human-readable failure reason using sprintf() into a heap buffer. The allocated buffer is too small for the final formatted message. When sprintf() writes the full message, it can write past the end of the heap allocation.
Title Heap buffer overflow in boks_sshd revoked-key error handling
Weaknesses CWE-122
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Fortra

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Updated: 2026-10-01T16:32:54.604Z

Reserved: 2026-07-01T11:40:47.817Z

Link: CVE-2026-14316

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