Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-104031
A flaw was found in SSSD. In configurations where the autofs responder service is enabled, memory allocated during successful request processing is not released until the client connection terminates. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by maintaining an open connection and repeatedly submitting valid requests, leading to memory exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS).
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 0.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
References
Products affected by CVE-2026-104031
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cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0