EIP-2026-102914

PRE-CVE

Linux Man Page 6.1/6.2/7.0/7.1- Source Buffer Overflow

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102914. PoCs published by zen-parse.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The writeup describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'man' system manual pager program, specifically in handling '.so' statements in manual page files. Local users may exploit this to execute arbitrary code with group 'man' privileges.

Description

Linux Man Page 6.1/6.2/7.0/7.1- Source Buffer Overflow

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by zen-parse · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20926

The writeup describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'man' system manual pager program, specifically in handling '.so' statements in manual page files. Local users may exploit this to execute arbitrary code with group 'man' privileges.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: man system manual pager program (Linux distributions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to create or modify manual page files
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026