netatalk: Incomplete sanitization of extended attribute (EA) path components in Netatalk 2.1.0 through 4.4.2 allows a remote au...
CVE-2026-44068 is fixed in 17 products on 1 platform, first by netatalk 2.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4, released May 21, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
Incomplete sanitization of extended attribute (EA) path components in Netatalk 2.1.0 through 4.4.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to write to files outside the intended metadata namespace via crafted EA names.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| a2boot · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | a2boot 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | May 21, 2026 |
| atalkd · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | atalkd 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | May 21, 2026 |
| libatalk · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | libatalk 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | May 21, 2026 |
| macipgw · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | macipgw 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | May 21, 2026 |
| netatalk · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 4.2.3~ds-1+deb13u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44068 | May 27, 2026 |
| netatalk · Debian 14 | 4.4.3~ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44068 | May 27, 2026 |
| netatalk · Fedora 43 | 5:4.4.3-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9FD50B2FF1 | May 22, 2026 |
| netatalk · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 | netatalk 2.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 | May 21, 2026 |
| netatalk · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm2 | netatalk 3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm2 | May 21, 2026 |
| netatalk · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.4+esm2 | netatalk 3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.4+esm2 | May 21, 2026 |
| netatalk · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 3.1.18~ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | netatalk 3.1.18~ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | May 21, 2026 |
| netatalk · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | netatalk 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | May 21, 2026 |
| netatalk-afptest · Fedora 43 | 5:4.4.3-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9FD50B2FF1 | May 22, 2026 |
| netatalk-afptest-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 5:4.4.3-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9FD50B2FF1 | May 22, 2026 |
| netatalk-appletalk · Fedora 43 | 5:4.4.3-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9FD50B2FF1 | May 22, 2026 |
| netatalk-appletalk-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 5:4.4.3-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9FD50B2FF1 | May 22, 2026 |
| netatalk-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 5:4.4.3-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9FD50B2FF1 | May 22, 2026 |
| netatalk-debugsource · Fedora 43 | 5:4.4.3-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9FD50B2FF1 | May 22, 2026 |
| netatalk-devel · Fedora 43 | 5:4.4.3-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9FD50B2FF1 | May 22, 2026 |
| netatalk-doc · Fedora 43 | 5:4.4.3-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9FD50B2FF1 | May 22, 2026 |
| netatalk-tests · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | netatalk-tests 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | May 21, 2026 |
| netatalk-tools · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | netatalk-tools 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | May 21, 2026 |
| papd · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | papd 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | May 21, 2026 |
| timelord · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | timelord 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | May 21, 2026 |
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