CVE-2026-88252
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.01
BB Relevance:
36/100
Published: 2026-10-06
Modified: 2026-11-06
First seen: 2026-11-06
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Interaction
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
AC:
Low
PR:
Low
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
None
I:
None
A:
High
Description
A flaw was found in sssd. A local user can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting the responder service's available file descriptors (system handles used for open connections). By opening and maintaining many concurrent connections to a responder socket while continuing to queue new connection attempts, an attacker can trigger an unthrottled retry loop. This condition leads to high CPU utilization and stalls the service, preventing legitimate identity and authentication requests from being processed.
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (6)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| fedoraproject | sssd | 2.12.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 10.0 |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | 4.0 |
References & Advisories (2)
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