Improper Privilege Management Affecting libsss_autofs package, versions <0:2.2.0-19.el8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-LIBSSSAUTOFS-2016568
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 Feb 2019

Introduced: 4 Feb 2019

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 libsss_autofs to version 0:2.2.0-19.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsss_autofs package and not the libsss_autofs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 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.