Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 26, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1758
CVE-2011-1758
Description
The krb5_save_ccname_done function in providers/krb5/krb5_auth.c in System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) 1.5.x before 1.5.7, when automatic ticket renewal and offline authentication are configured, uses a pathname string as a password, which allows local users to bypass Kerberos authentication by listing the /tmp directory to obtain the pathname.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/29/4nvdPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- fedorahosted.org/pipermail/sssd-devel/2011-April/006138.htmlnvdPatch
- fedorahosted.org/sssd/ticket/856nvdPatch
- git.fedorahosted.org/git/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/059532.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/059619.htmlnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- fedorahosted.org/sssd/wiki/Releases/Notes-1.5.7nvd
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