Description
A flaw was found in SSSD. A local user can trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by exploiting a race condition in the autofs responder between asynchronous enumeration completion and map invalidation. By repeatedly sending concurrent map enumeration and invalidation requests, an attacker can cause memory to leak, leading to excessive memory consumption that can disrupt or crash the autofs service.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in SSSD. A local user can trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by exploiting a race condition in the autofs responder between asynchronous enumeration completion and map invalidation. By repeatedly sending concurrent map enumeration and invalidation requests, an attacker can cause memory to leak, leading to excessive memory consumption that can disrupt or crash the autofs service.
Title Sssd: sssd: denial of service via race condition in autofs responder
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
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
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux Openshift
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T20:37:41.257Z

Reserved: 2026-10-01T17:25:32.876Z

Link: CVE-2026-104045

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-06T21:17:04.163

Modified: 2026-10-06T21:17:04.163

Link: CVE-2026-104045

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-772

    Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime