{
  "threat_severity" : "Important",
  "public_date" : "2025-10-09T00:00:00Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "sssd: SSSD default Kerberos configuration allows privilege escalation on AD-joined Linux systems",
    "id" : "2402727",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402727"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "8.8",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "status" : "verified"
  },
  "cwe" : "CWE-269",
  "details" : [ "A flaw was found in the integration of Active Directory and the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) on Linux systems. In default configurations, the Kerberos local authentication plugin (sssd_krb5_localauth_plugin) is enabled, but a fallback to the an2ln plugin is possible. This fallback allows an attacker with permission to modify certain AD attributes (such as userPrincipalName or samAccountName) to impersonate privileged users, potentially resulting in unauthorized access or privilege escalation on domain-joined Linux hosts.", "A flaw was found in the integration of Active Directory and the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) on Linux systems. In default configurations, the Kerberos local authentication plugin (sssd_krb5_localauth_plugin) is enabled, but a fallback to the an2ln plugin is possible. This fallback allows an attacker with permission to modify certain AD attributes (such as userPrincipalName or samAccountName) to impersonate privileged users, potentially resulting in unauthorized access or privilege escalation on domain-joined Linux hosts." ],
  "statement" : "The Red Hat Product Security team has assessed this issue as High severity for domain-joined Linux systems using default SSSD configurations. While the Kerberos local authentication plugin (sssd_krb5_localauth_plugin) is enabled by default, fallback to the an2ln plugin can occur, allowing a domain user who can modify certain Active Directory attributes (such as userPrincipalName or samAccountName) to map to privileged local accounts. This could lead to unauthorized access or elevated privileges on affected Linux hosts. Administrators are advised to review and apply recommended hardening configurations to mitigate this behavior.",
  "acknowledgement" : "Red Hat would like to thank Zavier Lee for reporting this issue.",
  "affected_release" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:19851",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0",
    "package" : "sssd-0:2.10.2-3.el10_0.3"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-11T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:21020",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.1",
    "package" : "sssd-0:2.11.1-2.el10_1.1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:19847",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7",
    "package" : "sssd-0:1.16.5-10.el7_9.17"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-04T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:19610",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "sssd-0:2.9.4-5.el8_10.3"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-04T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:19610",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "sssd-0:2.9.4-5.el8_10.3"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:19859",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2",
    "package" : "sssd-0:2.2.3-20.el8_2.3"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:19848",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4",
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  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:19848",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4",
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  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
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  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:19849",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6",
    "package" : "sssd-0:2.6.2-4.el8_6.4"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:19849",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6",
    "package" : "sssd-0:2.6.2-4.el8_6.4"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:19853",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8",
    "package" : "sssd-0:2.8.2-4.el8_8.3"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
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    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8",
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  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-11T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:20954",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9",
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  }, {
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    "release_date" : "2025-11-11T00:00:00Z",
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    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9",
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  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
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    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0",
    "package" : "sssd-0:2.6.2-4.el9_0.4"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:19854",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2",
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  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:19852",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4",
    "package" : "sssd-0:2.9.4-6.el9_4.4"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2025-11-12T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:21067",
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    "product_name" : "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12",
    "release_date" : "2026-01-15T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:0316",
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    "release_date" : "2025-12-03T00:00:00Z",
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    "release_date" : "2025-12-03T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:22256",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.20::el9",
    "package" : "rhcos-4.20.9.6.202511252309-0"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Ceph Storage 7",
    "release_date" : "2025-12-01T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:22529",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:ceph_storage:7::el9",
    "package" : "rhceph/rhceph-7-rhel9:sha256:4d2f9dc5b2b33ee1c77bbfabcbbb9f4d94d343b04c4de2e4f8b3b81a1f0fd2fe"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Ceph Storage 8",
    "release_date" : "2025-12-02T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:22548",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:ceph_storage:8::el9",
    "package" : "rhceph/rhceph-8-rhel9:sha256:04a48d31f7336e0d5958eed1ddb1a117148f791baccef4e6e08943181e6794c8"
  } ],
  "package_state" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
    "fix_state" : "Out of support scope",
    "package_name" : "sssd",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
  } ],
  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11561\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11561\nhttps://blog.async.sg/kerberos-ldr\nhttps://github.com/SSSD/sssd/issues/8021" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2025-11561",
  "mitigation" : {
    "value" : "To mitigate this issue, ensure the SSSD Kerberos local authentication plugin (sssd_krb5_localauth_plugin) is configured and the an2ln plugin is disabled by adding \"disable = an2ln\" in a krb5 include file, for example /var/lib/sss/pubconf/krb5.include.d/localauth_plugin and make sure it is included in the Kerberos configuration. Apply vendor updates and follow Red Hat guidance for SSSD hardening.",
    "lang" : "en:us"
  },
  "csaw" : false
}