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CVE-2026-68742

CVE-2026-68742 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Reported by redhat · Published August 3, 2026

A flaw was found in SSSD. The sss_nss_protocol_parse_addr() function in the NSS responder does not validate the addrlen field against the remaining packet body size. A local attacker can exploit this via a crafted GETHOSTBYADDR request to the NSS responder socket, causing an out-of-bounds read and process crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

  • Aug 3, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Aug 3, 2026 CVE Published
  • Aug 4, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Aug 7, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 31, 2026 CVE Updated

References

  • vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
  • RHBZ#2509762 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
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