CVE-2026-88252

A flaw was found in sssd. A local user can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting the responder service's available file descriptors (system handles used for open connections). By opening and maintaining many concurrent connections to a responder socket while continuing to queue new connection attempts, an attacker can trigger an unthrottled retry loop. This condition leads to high CPU utilization and stalls the service, preventing legitimate identity and authentication requests from being processed.
References
Link Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88252 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479240 Exploit Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479240 Exploit Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:2.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

20 Oct 2026, 19:39

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:2.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Fedoraproject sssd
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Fedoraproject
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88252 - () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88252 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479240 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479240 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

06 Oct 2026, 19:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479240 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479240 -

06 Oct 2026, 18:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-06 18:16

Updated : 2026-10-20 19:39


NVD link : CVE-2026-88252

Mitre link : CVE-2026-88252

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-88252


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Products Affected

redhat

  • openshift_container_platform
  • enterprise_linux

fedoraproject

  • sssd
CWE
CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')