SB2019080621 - Red Hat update for sssd
Published: August 6, 2019 Updated: May 9, 2023
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16838)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in sssd Group Policy Objects implementation when the GPO is not readable by SSSD due to a too strict permission settings on the server side. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions.
2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3811)
The vulnerability allows an adjacent authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to the return of '/' (the root directory) instead of '' (the empty string / no home directory) if a user was configured with no home directory set. An adjacent attacker can bypass services that restrict the user's filesystem access to within their home directory through chroot().
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.