---
id: CVE-2026-104043
title: A flaw was found in SSSD
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in SSSD. A local attacker with access to the Name Service
  Switch (NSS) responder UNIX socket can trigger an integer underflow by sending
  a specially crafted request with an undersized packet header. This issue
  causes an …
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
vendor: Red Hat
product: sssd
affected:
  - sssd (all versions)
  - sssd
  - sssd (all versions)
  - sssd (all versions)
  - sssd (all versions)
  - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 (all versions)
  - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 (all versions)
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T15:17:12.117'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104043'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-104043'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2478852'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-104043.json
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-104043'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104043'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-06T14:42:32.810560Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T01:38:44.802Z'
epss: 0.00095
epssPercentile: 0.00642
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in SSSD. A local attacker with access to the Name Service Switch (NSS) responder UNIX socket can trigger an integer underflow by sending a specially crafted request with an undersized packet header. This issue causes an out-of-bounds memory read during packet parsing, crashing the responder process and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, … · updated 2026-10-06 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-104043.json)