A flaw was found in SSSD. In configurations where the autofs responder service is enabled, memory allocated during successful request processing is not released until the client connection terminates. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by maintaining an open connection and repeatedly submitting valid requests, leading to memory exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in SSSD. In configurations where the autofs responder service is enabled, memory allocated during successful request processing is not released until the client connection terminates. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by maintaining an open connection and repeatedly submitting valid requests, leading to memory exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS). | |
| Title | Sssd: sssd: denial of service via memory exhaustion in autofs responder | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat openshift |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-772 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat openshift |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T00:10:37.592Z
Reserved: 2026-10-01T17:20:25.333Z
Link: CVE-2026-104031
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-06T01:16:33.843
Modified: 2026-10-06T01:16:33.843
Link: CVE-2026-104031
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Updated: 2026-10-06T01:30:09Z
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