CVE-2026-104039
MEDIUM
4,7
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Description
AI Translation Available
A flaw was found in SSSD. A local user can cause a denial of service (DoS) by disrupting system authentication services. When handling Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface (GSSAPI) authentication in the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) responder, cached connection state is freed upon completion without clearing the reference pointer. An attacker can exploit this by sending an additional request over the same connection, causing the service to access invalid memory and unexpectedly terminate.
825
Expired Pointer Dereference
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Availability
Integrity
Potential Impacts:
Read Memory
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
Memory-Unsafe, C, C++
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-104039
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2478956