CVE-2018-10852
The UNIX pipe which sudo uses to contact SSSD and read the available sudo rules from SSSD has too wide permissions, which means that anyone who can send a message using the same raw protocol that sudo and SSSD use can read the sudo rules available for…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The UNIX pipe which sudo uses to contact SSSD and read the available sudo rules from SSSD has too wide permissions, which means that anyone who can send a message using the same raw protocol that sudo and SSSD use can read the sudo rules available for any user. This affects versions of SSSD before 1.16.3.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.50% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/sssd · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104547Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3158Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10852Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104547Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3158Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10852Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.