USN-3526-1: SSSD vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3526-1
10th January, 2018
sssd vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
SSSD could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software description
- sssd
– System Security Services Daemon — metapackage
Details
It was discovered that SSSD incorrectly handled certain inputs when querying
its local cache. An attacker could use this to inject arbitrary code and expose
sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.04:
-
sssd
1.15.2-1ubuntu1.1
-
sssd-common
1.15.2-1ubuntu1.1
-
sssd-tools
1.15.2-1ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
sssd
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.10
-
sssd-common
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.10
-
sssd-tools
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.10
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3526-1: SSSD vulnerability
