CVE-2026-44066

Publication date 21 May 2026

Last updated 25 June 2026

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

Multiple heap out-of-bounds reads in the Spotlight RPC unmarshalling code in Netatalk 3.1.0 through 4.4.2 allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a minor service disruption.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
netatalk	26.04 LTS resolute	Fixed 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2
	25.10 questing	Ignored end of life, was needed
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 3.1.18~ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.4+esm2
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm2
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected

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Notes

shishirsub10

spotlight marshalling feature introduced only after 3.1.10

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
netatalk	Upsteam: https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2026-44057,CVE-2026-44066.patch

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.1 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	Low

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.1 · High
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-