Description
A flaw was found in `sssd-kcm`. A local user or process able to connect to the `sssd-kcm` UNIX socket can exploit this vulnerability. By sending a large request length header and then stalling the connection, an attacker can cause the system to preallocate significant memory. This leads to memory exhaustion within the `sssd-kcm` responder, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for affected deployments.
Published:
2026-10-06
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | A flaw was found in `sssd-kcm`. A local user or process able to connect to the `sssd-kcm` UNIX socket can exploit this vulnerability. By sending a large request length header and then stalling the connection, an attacker can cause the system to preallocate significant memory. This leads to memory exhaustion within the `sssd-kcm` responder, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for affected deployments. | |
| Title | Sssd: sssd-kcm: local denial of service via excessive memory preallocation | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat openshift |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-770 | |
| 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 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat openshift |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T23:28:11.189Z
Reserved: 2026-08-25T17:41:08.560Z
Link: CVE-2026-80048
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CWE-770
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