Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-104031

A flaw was found in SSSD.

Published Oct 6, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 28, 2026 · A flaw was found

Last checked Oct 28, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-104031. EPSS is 0.10%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A flaw was found).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.10%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe fedoraproject/sssd · cpe redhat/enterprise linux · cpe redhat/openshift container platform

A flaw was found in SSSD. In configurations where the autofs responder service is enabled, memory allocated during successful request processing is not released until the client connection terminates. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by maintaining an open connection and repeatedly submitting valid requests, leading to memory exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS).

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe fedoraproject/sssd2.12.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux10.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux7.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0
  • cpe redhat/openshift container platform4.0

How to fix CVE-2026-104031

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-104031. EPSS is 0.10%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with redhat/enterprise linux 10.0; redhat/enterprise linux 7.0; redhat/enterprise linux 8.0; redhat/enterprise linux 9.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. EPSS 0.10%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 6, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in SSSD. In configurations where the autofs responder service is enabled, memory allocated during successful request processing is not released until the client connection terminates. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by maintaining an open connection and repeatedly submitting valid requests, leading to memory exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS).

  2. Oct 28, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in SSSD. In configurations where the autofs responder service is enabled, memory allocated during successful request processing is not released until the client connection terminates. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by maintaining an open connection and repeatedly submitting valid requests, leading to memory exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS).

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-104031

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-104031

    A flaw was found in SSSD. In configurations where the autofs responder service is enabled, memory allocated during successful request processing is not released until the client connection terminates. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by maintaining an open connecti

    nvd.nist.gov
  • OpenCVEVendor advisoryCVE-2026-104031

    CVE-2026-104031 is named on the public OpenCVE page.

    opencve.io

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 28, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 28, 2026
  • OpenCVEOct 28, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 28, 2026