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.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Corosync
Corosync corosync
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Vendors & Products Corosync
Corosync corosync
Redhat openshift Container Platform

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Description 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.
Title Corosync: corosync: heap-based buffer overflow in totempg assembly buffer during fragmented message reassembly
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
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 openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-04T18:25:16.035Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T10:38:28.793Z

Link: CVE-2026-81665

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T17:09:14.391Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T09:17:11.357

Modified: 2026-09-04T19:17:28.993

Link: CVE-2026-81665

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-04T08:30:05Z

Links: CVE-2026-81665 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T15:20:12Z