ubuntu-cve-2026-6245
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-04-15 19:16
Modified
2026-06-01 18:47
Summary
Details
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).
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"aliases": [],
"details": "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).",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6245",
"modified": "2026-06-01T18:47:56Z",
"published": "2026-04-15T19:16:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6245"
},
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6245"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8355-1"
}
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"related": [
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],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
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]
}
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