5.8
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-104036
Sssd: sssd: denial of service via out-of-bounds write in nfs idmap plugin
Description

A flaw was found in SSSD's NFS idmap plugin. When retrieving cached user or group names, the plugin detects if an entry exceeds the destination buffer size but fails to abort before copying data. A local attacker can trigger this vulnerability by requesting identity lookups that resolve to oversized cached entries, resulting in an out-of-bounds write. This flaw primarily leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing the identity mapping service, and may also corrupt adjacent process memory.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 6, 2026, 1:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 6, 2026, 1:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-104036 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat openshift_container_platform
3 Redhat enterprise_linux
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update SSSD to fix an out-of-bounds write flaw in the NFS idmap plugin.
  • Update SSSD to the latest version.
  • Restart the SSSD service.
  • Verify the integrity of cached entries.
  • Monitor system stability.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-104036
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479057
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A flaw was found in SSSD's NFS idmap plugin. When retrieving cached user or group names, the plugin detects if an entry exceeds the destination buffer size but fails to abort before copying data. A local attacker can trigger this vulnerability by requesting identity lookups that resolve to oversized cached entries, resulting in an out-of-bounds write. This flaw primarily leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing the identity mapping service, and may also corrupt adjacent process memory.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/104xxx/CVE-2026-104036.json">CVE-2026-104036</a>
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-104036
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479057
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