VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-6245

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.14%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-04-15
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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).

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-805

Primary references