NSS responder crash via unchecked service requests
Published Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Out-of-bounds reads in the SSSD NSS responder allow local users to crash the responder through crafted service lookup requests. The sss_nss_protocol_parse_svc_name and sss_nss_protocol_parse_svc_port parsers fail to validate request fields before reading beyond their buffers. Unprivileged clients that can reach the responder's UNIX socket can interrupt NSS-backed identity lookups, with no demonstrated privilege escalation or reliable data disclosure.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds reads in the SSSD NSS responder allow local users to crash the responder through crafted service lookup requests. The sss_nss_protocol_parse_svc_name and sss_nss_protocol_parse_svc_port parsers fail to validate request fields before reading beyond their buffers. Unprivileged clients that can reach the responder's UNIX socket can interrupt NSS-backed identity lookups, with no demonstrated privilege escalation or reliable data disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-90463
- Published
- Sep 14, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Classifications
- T1499
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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