Improper Input Validation Affecting python-libipa_hbac package, versions <0:1.15.2-50.el7_4.8
Threat Intelligence
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed3 Oct 2017
Introduced: 3 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-12173 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 python-libipa_hbac to version 0:1.15.2-50.el7_4.8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:3379.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-libipa_hbac package and not the python-libipa_hbac package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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.