CVE-2014-0249
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) 1.11.6 does not properly identify group membership when a non-POSIX group is in a group membership chain, which allows local users to bypass access restrictions via unspecified vectors.
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Statement
This issue affects the version of sssd package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having Low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (sssd) | RHBA-2014:1375 | 2014-10-13 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (sssd) | RHBA-2015:0441 | 2015-03-05 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sssd | Fix deferred |
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Arpit Tolani of Red Hat, with the security implications raised by Stephen Gallagher of Red Hat.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation