CVE-2026-6245
Sssd: out-of-bounds read in the sssd
What happened?
A flaw was found in the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD). The pam_passkey_child_read_data() function within the PAM passkey responder fails to properly handle raw bytes received from a pipe. Because the data is treated as a NUL-terminated C string without explicit termination, it results in an out-of-bounds read when processed by functions like snprintf(). A local attacker could potentially trigger this vulnerability by initiating a crafted passkey authentication request, causing the SSSD PAM responder to crash, resulting in a local Denial of Service (DoS).
Affected software and versions
| Software | Version information | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| sssdRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
| sssdRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
| sssdRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
| sssdRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
| sssdRed Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
| openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8Red Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
| openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9Red Hat | Default status: affected | See vendor advisory |
Version information comes from the source record and can include unaffected products and exceptions. Distribution packages may contain backported fixes: an older upstream version alone does not prove a server is affected.
Is it being exploited?
This CVE was not listed in the CISA catalogue at our last retrieval. This does not establish that exploitation is absent.
How to respond
- Confirm the product, installed package version, and any configuration requirements in the vendor advisory.
- Follow the vendor’s remediation or workaround guidance in the references below. Structured fixed-version data is unavailable here; the publisher’s description may include a fix or workaround.
- Restart affected services if required, then verify the running version. Known exploitation may warrant investigation as well as patching.