CVE-2026-104030

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductFedoraproject Sssd
PublishedOct 5, 2026
First seenOct 5, 2026

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
fedoraproject sssd2.12.0—
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4No range specified—
redhat openshift_container_platform4.0—
redhat enterprise_linux7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0—

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