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SUSE: sssd Important Privilege Escalation Fix CVE-2025-11561 2025:4181-1

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Calendar Grey November 24, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
This advisory outlines an important update for sssd addressing a privilege escalation vulnerability and recommended fixes.
* bsc#1244325 * bsc#1251827 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-11561

Summary

## This update for sssd fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-11561: Fixed privilege escalation on AD-joined Linux systems due to default Kerberos configuration disabling localauth an2ln plugin (bsc#1251827) Other fixes: * Install file in krb5.conf.d to include sssd krb5 config snippets (bsc#1244325) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 LTS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch- Server-4.3-LTS-2025-4181=1 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 LTS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-LTS-2025-4181=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4181=1

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References

* bsc#1244325

* bsc#1251827

Cross-

* CVE-2025-11561

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-11561 ( SUSE ): 8.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2025-11561 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-11561 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4181-1
Release Date: 2025-11-24T07:55:47Z
Rating: important

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