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Improper Privilege Management Affecting sssd-dbus package, versions <0:1.16.4-21.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-SSSDDBUS-2536680
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:7 sssd-dbus to version 0:1.16.4-21.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-2177.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sssd-dbus package and not the sssd-dbus package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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.