Improper Input Validation Affecting sssd-tools package, versions <0:1.13.3-60.0.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.5% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-SSSDTOOLS-2523023
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Jul 2018

Introduced: 27 Jul 2018

CVE-2017-12173  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 sssd-tools to version 0:1.13.3-60.0.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-1877.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sssd-tools package and not the sssd-tools package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was found that sssd's sysdb_search_user_by_upn_res() function before 1.16.0 did not sanitize requests when querying its local cache and was vulnerable to injection. In a centralized login environment, if a password hash was locally cached for a given user, an authenticated attacker could use this flaw to retrieve it.