Bug 2480370 (CVE-2026-44061)

Summary: CVE-2026-44061 netatalk: Netatalk: Information disclosure via DES-ECB authentication timing side channel
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A flaw was found in Netatalk. This vulnerability involves the DES-ECB (Data Encryption Standard - Electronic Codebook) authentication mechanism, which is susceptible to a timing side channel attack. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this timing difference during authentication to gain sensitive information, leading to unauthorized access or further attacks.
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Bug Depends On: 2480464, 2480465    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-21 08:02:10 UTC
In Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.4.2, des-ecb auth with timing side channel. Fixed in 4.5.0.