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
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| 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)
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History
20 Oct 2026, 19:39
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| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Fedoraproject sssd Redhat openshift Container Platform Fedoraproject |
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| References | () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88252 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479240 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
06 Oct 2026, 19:18
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| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479240 - |
06 Oct 2026, 18:16
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| 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
JSON object : View
Products Affected
redhat
- openshift_container_platform
- enterprise_linux
fedoraproject
- sssd
CWE
CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
