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: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

A real workaround exists: disable the SSSD autofs responder on systems where automount map integration via SSSD is not required. 1. Stop and mask the SSSD autofs socket and service: # systemctl stop sssd-autofs.socket sssd-autofs.service # systemctl mask sssd-autofs.socket sssd-autofs.service 2. If the 'services' line in /etc/sssd/sssd.conf explicitly lists 'autofs', remove 'autofs' from the comma-separated list and restart SSSD: # systemctl restart sssd Caveats: disabling the autofs responder prevents SSSD from serving automount maps, which will disrupt automated mounting of shares or user directories managed via SSSD. Restarting the SSSD service will briefly interrupt active authentication and directory lookup operations on the system. Where the autofs responder must remain enabled, restricting local access to the responder to trusted users, where deployment policy permits, and avoiding repeated map invalidation and enumeration cycles against large maps can reduce exposure. No released package fix is currently established for this issue.

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History

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Fedoraproject
Fedoraproject sssd
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:2.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fedoraproject
Fedoraproject sssd

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat openshift Container Platform
Sssd
Sssd sssd
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Container Platform
Sssd
Sssd sssd

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


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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Fedoraproject Sssd
Redhat Enterprise Linux Openshift Openshift Container Platform
Sssd Sssd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T10:57:51.223Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-104045

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T15:22:59.779Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

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

Modified: 2026-10-13T15:35:49.377

Link: CVE-2026-104045

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-06T18:38:54Z

Links: CVE-2026-104045 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-09T08:31:30Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-772

    Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime