Description
A flaw was found in sssd. This vulnerability allows a local user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by submitting a specially crafted passkey authentication token that lacks null terminators. The authentication service reads past the end of the provided memory buffer, causing the process to crash and disrupting authentication services.
Published: 2026-10-05
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in sssd. This vulnerability allows a local user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by submitting a specially crafted passkey authentication token that lacks null terminators. The authentication service reads past the end of the provided memory buffer, causing the process to crash and disrupting authentication services.
Title Sssd: sssd: denial of service via out-of-bounds read during passkey parsing
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
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': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux Openshift
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T13:37:28.724Z

Reserved: 2026-10-01T17:20:01.039Z

Link: CVE-2026-104030

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T13:37:25.001Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-05T20:17:08.637

Modified: 2026-10-06T15:09:20.387

Link: CVE-2026-104030

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-05T17:23:32Z

Links: CVE-2026-104030 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T20:30:22Z

Weaknesses