CVE-2018-16838
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CVE-2018-16838 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in sssd Group Policy Objects implementation. When the GPO is not readable by SSSD due to a too strict permission settings on the server side, SSSD will allow all authenticated users to login instead of denying access.. EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in sssd Group Policy Objects implementation. When the GPO is not readable by SSSD due to a too strict permission settings on the server side, SSSD will allow all authenticated users to login instead of denying access.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fedoraproject | Sssd | All versions |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16838Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16838Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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