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    CVE-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 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).

    Published:Apr 15, 2026
    Last Modified:Aug 12, 2026
    EPS:Apr 15, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00141
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Sssd
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift Container Platform

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