CVE-2026-68742
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
AI Translation Available
A flaw was found in SSSD. The sss_nss_protocol_parse_addr() function in the NSS responder does not validate the addrlen field against the remaining packet body size. A local attacker can exploit this via a crafted GETHOSTBYADDR request to the NSS responder socket, causing an out-of-bounds read and process crash, resulting in a denial of service.
125
Out-of-bounds Read
DraftCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Availability
Other
Potential Impacts:
Read Memory
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Varies By Context
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
Memory-Unsafe, C, C++
Technologies:
ICS/OT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-68742
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2509762