CVE-2015-5292
sssd: memory leak in the sssd_pac_plugin
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · September 23, 2015
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
It was found that SSSD's Privilege Attribute Certificate (PAC) responder plug-in would leak a small amount of memory on each authentication request. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to exhaust all available memory on the system by making repeated requests to a Kerberized daemon application configured to authenticate using the PAC responder plug-in.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime