red-hatCVE-2026-90996
A flaw was found in sssd. A local unprivileged user could send a specially crafted request with a zero-length body to the Network Security Services (NSS) responder.
Medium4.0CVE-2026-90996 · Published Sep 14, 2026 · updated Sep 16, 2026
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Vendor | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Vendor | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Vendor | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Vendor | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Vendor | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Vendor | all versions | No fix yet |
| all versions | No fix yet |
Details and references
A flaw was found in sssd. A local unprivileged user could send a specially crafted request with a zero-length body to the Network Security Services (NSS) responder. This could lead to a denial-of-service condition, causing the NSS responder to become unstable or terminate. This vulnerability affects the availability of the system responder.
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Severity from
- no source yet
- Weakness
- CWE-191