CVE-2026-88252

A flaw was found in sssd. A local user can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting the responder service's available file descriptors (system handles used for open connections). By opening and maintaining many concurrent connections to a responder socket while continuing to queue new connection attempts, an attacker can trigger an unthrottled retry loop. This condition leads to high CPU utilization and stalls the service, preventing legitimate identity and authentication requests from being processed.

Score
CVSS 3.1 5.5 Medium
Status
Analyzed - secalert@redhat.com
Published
2026-10-06
Last modified
2026-10-20
Weaknesses
CWE-835

Affected products

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