Medium severity4.0NVD Advisory· Published Sep 14, 2026· Updated Oct 7, 2026
CVE-2026-90996
CVE-2026-90996
Description
A flaw was found in sssd. A local unprivileged user could send a specially crafted request with a zero-length body to the Network Security Services (NSS) responder. This could lead to a denial-of-service condition, causing the NSS responder to become unstable or terminate. This vulnerability affects the availability of the system responder.
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Affected products
7- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- 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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References
2- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-90996nvdVendor Advisory
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