1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3526-1

USN-3526-1: SSSD vulnerability

Publication date

10 January 2018

Overview

SSSD could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

  • sssd - System Security Services Daemon -- metapackage

Details

It was discovered that SSSD incorrectly handled certain inputs when querying
its local cache. An attacker could use this to inject arbitrary code and expose
sensitive information.

It was discovered that SSSD incorrectly handled certain inputs when querying
its local cache. An attacker could use this to inject arbitrary code and expose
sensitive information.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
17.04 zesty sssd –  1.15.2-1ubuntu1.1
sssd-common –  1.15.2-1ubuntu1.1
sssd-tools –  1.15.2-1ubuntu1.1
16.04 xenial sssd –  1.13.4-1ubuntu1.10
sssd-common –  1.13.4-1ubuntu1.10
sssd-tools –  1.13.4-1ubuntu1.10

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