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Improper Privilege Management Affecting sssd-ipa package, versions <0:1.16.4-21.amzn2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-SSSDIPA-1676072
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed25 Mar 2019
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Introduced: 25 Mar 2019

CVE-2018-16838  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 sssd-ipa to version 0:1.16.4-21.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1343.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sssd-ipa package and not the sssd-ipa package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in sssd Group Policy Objects implementation. When the GPO is not readable by SSSD due to a too strict permission settings on the server side, SSSD will allow all authenticated users to login instead of denying access.