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CVE-2026-68742

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2026-08-03 Modified: 2026-08-18

Description

A flaw was found in SSSD. The sss_nss_protocol_parse_addr() function in the NSS responder does not validate the addrlen field against the remaining packet body size. A local attacker can exploit this via a crafted GETHOSTBYADDR request to the NSS responder socket, causing an out-of-bounds read and process crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Affected Platforms

Fedoraproject SssdRedhat Enterprise LinuxRedhat Openshift Container Platform

Weakness Type

CWE-125

References