SB2018103035 - Red Hat update for sssd
Published: October 30, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018103035
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10852)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to too wide permissions in the UNIX pipe which sudo uses to contact SSSD and read the available sudo rules from SSSD. A remote attacker can send a message using the same raw protocol that sudo and SSSD use can read the sudo rules available for any user.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.