CVE-2026-6245 — The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) Denial of Service
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CVE-2026-6245 — A flaw was found in the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD). The pam_passkey_child_read_data() function within the PAM passkey responder fails to properly handle raw bytes received from a pipe. Because the data is treated as a NUL-terminated C string without explicit termination,
Indicators of Compromise
| ID | Type | Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-6245 | vulnerability | CVE-2026-6245 |
| CWE-805 | weakness | CWE-805 |
Source & Attribution
| Source Platform | NVD |
| Channel | National Vulnerability Database |
| Published | April 15, 2026 at 22:16 UTC |
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