SUSE · Security update for sssd
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 20:06 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.5 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10sssd | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6sssd | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7sssd | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8sssd | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9sssd | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
Description
This update for sssd fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2026-68742: insufficient validation in the NSS responder can lead to an out-of-bounds read and a process crash when a crafted GETHOSTBYADDR request is sent to the NSS responder socket (bsc#1273922). - CVE-2026-68743: insufficient validation in the PAM responder can lead to an out-of-bounds read and a process crash when a crafted protocol v1 request is processed (bsc#1273925). - CVE-2026-68744: improper memory management in the NSS responder can lead to uninitialized heap memory disclosure from the `sssd_nss` process (bsc#1273924). Other updates and bugfixes: - Add `systemd-tmpfiles` configuration file to populate `/var/lib/sss` with the correct permissions on transactional servers (bsc#1274748).
References
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/2026/opensuse-su-2026_21748-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1273009 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1273922 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1273924 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1273925 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1274748 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-68742/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-68743/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-68744/ (opens in a new tab)