Memory Consumption Vulnerability in SSSD by Red Hat
CVE-2026-104046

6.2MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-104046?

A vulnerability has been identified in the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD). When Identity Provider (IdP) authentication is activated, requests for pre-authentication maintain state in memory without being cleared or timed out. This allows a local attacker to repeatedly initiate authentication processes without completing them, leading to unbounded memory consumption. The excessive memory usage can ultimately cause a Denial of Service (DoS), severely degrading or disrupting SSSD authentication services.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-104046
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2478662
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.2
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

This issue was discovered by Found by AISLE in partnership with Red Hat.
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