Medium · CVSS 4.7CVE-2026-88252

Sssd: sssd: denial of service via responder connection retry loop during file descriptor exhaustionCVE-2026-88252

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-88252 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in Sssd: sssd: denial of service via responder connection retry loop during file descriptor exhaustion. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 (generic), Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 (generic), Red Hat/sssd (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Oct 6, 2026Updated Oct 6, 2026Source checked Oct 6, 2026First seen by HOL Oct 6, 2026Material review Oct 6, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 4.7
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 3 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 4.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 (generic), Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 (generic), Red Hat/sssd (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8generic	*	Not reported
Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9generic	*	Not reported
Red Hat/sssdgeneric	*	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8, Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9, Red Hat/sssd.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Oct 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Oct 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Oct 6, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

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.

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