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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-6245

A flaw was found in the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD).

Published Apr 15, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 1, 2026 · A flaw was found

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-6245. EPSS is 0.15%. 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.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.15%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe fedoraproject/sssd · cpe redhat/enterprise linux · cpe redhat/openshift container platform

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).

Are you affected?

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  • cpe fedoraproject/sssdversion unspecified
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux10.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux6.0
  • 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-2026-6245

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-2026-6245. EPSS is 0.15%. 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 6.0; redhat/enterprise linux 7.0; redhat/enterprise linux 8.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-805. EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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

  2. Sep 1, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6245

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-6245

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6245

    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 terminati

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.