CVE-2026-6245
Description
A flaw was found in the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD). The pam_passkey_child_read_data() function within the PAM passkey responder fails to properly handle raw bytes received from a pipe. Because the data is treated as a NUL-terminated C string without explicit termination, it results in an out-of-bounds read when processed by functions like snprintf(). A local attacker could potentially trigger this vulnerability by initiating a crafted passkey authentication request, causing the SSSD PAM responder to crash, resulting in a local Denial of Service (DoS).
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| fedoraproject sssd | No range specified | — |
| redhat openshift_container_platform | 4.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 | — |
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