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SSSD CVE-2026-12610

| EUVDEUVD-2026-40268 MEDIUM
Expired Pointer Dereference (CWE-825)
2026-06-30 redhat GHSA-f953-7679-xc38
Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat Hardened Images Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4 Red Hat Suse
6.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: redhat
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Vendor (redhat) PRIMARY
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI
6.4 MEDIUM

Local-only vector, high complexity for heap control, high privileges required to manipulate YubiKey contents; CIA:H reflects crash-to-escalation potential confirmed by vendor.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
6.4 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (redhat).

CVSS VectorVendor: redhat

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Jun 30, 2026 - 10:23 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jun 30, 2026 - 08:27 nvd
MEDIUM 6.4

DescriptionCVE.org

A flaw was found in sssd. When authenticating with a YubiKey, the SSSD PAM responder can crash due to a use-after-free vulnerability, where a memory pointer is incorrectly handled. A local attacker could exploit this flaw by manipulating smartcard or YubiKey contents, leading to a denial of service that disrupts authentication. This vulnerability also presents a potential for privilege escalation, although it is difficult to exploit.

AnalysisAI

Use-after-free in the SSSD PAM responder crashes the authentication daemon when a local attacker manipulates YubiKey or smartcard contents during an authentication attempt on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 through 10. The primary realized impact is a denial of service - the PAM responder crash disrupts all authentication - but the underlying memory corruption also presents a difficult-to-exploit privilege escalation path. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Gain local high-privileged access
Delivery
Enable or confirm YubiKey PAM auth configured
Exploit
Craft or modify YubiKey/smartcard contents
Execution
Trigger SSSD PAM responder authentication
Persist
Use-after-free dereference crashes daemon
Impact
Authentication denied (DoS) or heap manipulation enables privilege escalation
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The following specific conditions must all be satisfied for exploitation: (1) SSSD must be deployed as the PAM authentication broker on the target RHEL system (RHEL 6-10 or OpenShift Container Platform 4); (2) smartcard or YubiKey authentication must be enabled in sssd.conf (typically via pam_cert_auth = True or equivalent certificate authentication configuration - this is non-default and must be explicitly enabled by an administrator); (3) the attacker must have local access to the system with high-privileged credentials (CVSS PR:H), limiting the attack surface to insiders, physical access scenarios, or attackers who have already achieved elevated local access by other means; (4) the attacker must be able to manipulate the contents of a YubiKey or smartcard device, implying either physical possession of the token or privileged access to YubiKey management tools. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (Medium) reflects a real but tightly constrained threat. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario A local operator or insider with high-privileged access on a RHEL host configured for YubiKey authentication crafts or modifies the contents of a YubiKey or smartcard to trigger a specific code path in the SSSD PAM responder. When the manipulated device is processed during an authentication attempt, the PAM responder dereferences a freed memory pointer, causing a crash and denying authentication to all users on the system. …
Remediation No specific patched SSSD package version is identified in the available reference data - patch availability should be verified directly against the Red Hat Security Advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12610 and the upstream SSSD issue tracker at https://github.com/SSSD/sssd/issues/8796. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.
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SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
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