Information Exposure Affecting libsss_simpleifp package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-LIBSSSSIMPLEIFP-1380119
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Dec 2018

Introduced: 19 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-16883  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 libsss_simpleifp.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsss_simpleifp package and not the libsss_simpleifp package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

sssd versions from 1.13.0 to before 2.0.0 did not properly restrict access to the infopipe according to the "allowed_uids" configuration parameter. If sensitive information were stored in the user directory, this could be inadvertently disclosed to local attackers.