UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16838

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16838

    Published: 25 Mar 2019Last Modified: 3 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-16838
    Aliases:
    USN-5067-1

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in sssd Group Policy Objects implementation. When the GPO is not readable by SSSD due to a too strict permission settings on the server side, SSSD will allow all authenticated users to login instead of denying access.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16838, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5067-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16838

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sssd

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/sssd?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.12.5-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High