CVE-2026-116497
MEDIUM
5,5
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in gssproxy. When a GSSX_INIT_SEC_CONTEXT request is received with the target_name field absent, the daemon dereferences the resulting NULL pointer and crashes. The request requires no authentication, allowing any local user to crash the gssproxy daemon via its Unix socket. The daemon does not automatically restart, resulting in a persistent denial of service that also affects dependent services such as Kerberized NFS and IdM.
476
NULL Pointer Dereference
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Integrity
Confidentiality
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Read Memory
Modify Memory
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
C, C++, Java, C#, Go
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116497
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2560642