Input validation error in Firebird - CVE-2026-34232

 

Input validation error in Firebird - CVE-2026-34232

Published: April 20, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU126551
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-34232
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in xdr_status_vector() when parsing an op_response packet containing isc_arg_cstring in the status vector. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to cause a denial of service.

The issue can crash the server while decoding a client-supplied op_response packet, even though such a request is later dropped in loopThread().


Affected software

Firebird
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Package Hub 15
firebird
firebird-debugsource
libib_util
firebird-examples
libfbclient2
libib_util-debuginfo
firebird-utils
firebird-server
libib_util-devel
libfbclient2-debuginfo
firebird-server-debuginfo
firebird-utils-debuginfo
libfbclient-devel
firebird-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2026-34232

Install security update from vendor's website.

Firebird - addressed in versions 3.0.14, 4.0.7, 5.0.4
firebird - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
firebird-debugsource - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
libib_util - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
firebird-examples - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
libfbclient2 - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
libib_util-debuginfo - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
firebird-utils - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
firebird-server - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
libib_util-devel - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
libfbclient2-debuginfo - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
firebird-server-debuginfo - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
firebird-utils-debuginfo - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
libfbclient-devel - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1
firebird-debuginfo - update to 3.0.14.33856-150200.3.9.1

External References

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