USN-3526-1: SSSD vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 17.04
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• sssd - System Security Services Daemon -- metapackage

Details

It was discovered that SSSD incorrectly handled certain inputs when querying
its local cache. An attacker could use this to inject arbitrary code and expose
sensitive information.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 17.04

• sssd - 1.15.2-1ubuntu1.1
• sssd-common - 1.15.2-1ubuntu1.1
• sssd-tools - 1.15.2-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 16.04

• sssd - 1.13.4-1ubuntu1.10
• sssd-common - 1.13.4-1ubuntu1.10
• sssd-tools - 1.13.4-1ubuntu1.10

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2017-12173