Packages
- sssd - System Security Services Daemon
Details
It was discovered that SSSD did not properly validate authentication token
lengths when processing PAM responder requests. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause SSSD to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.
It was discovered that SSSD did not properly validate authentication token
lengths when processing PAM responder requests. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause SSSD to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart sssd to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | sssd-common – 2.12.0-1ubuntu5.4 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | sssd-common – 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.8 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | sssd-common – 2.6.3-1ubuntu3.9 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | sssd-common – 2.2.3-3ubuntu0.13+esm1 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | sssd-common – 1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8+esm1 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | sssd-common – 1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15+esm1 | ||
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