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SUSE: sssd Important Privilege Escalation Fix CVE-2025-11561 2025:4247-1

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Calendar Grey November 26, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update for sssd addresses important issue of privilege escalation on AD-joined systems; patch available now.
* 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) ## 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: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4247=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-4247=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-4247=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * sssd-kcm-debuginfo-2.9.3-150600.3.28.1 * libsss_nss_idmap-devel-2.9.3-150600.3.28.1 * sssd-ad-2.9.3-150600.3.28.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE privilege escalation important sssd cve-2025-11561

References

* 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:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-11561.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251827

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4247-1
Release Date: 2025-11-26T08:57:02Z
Rating: important

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security advisory SuSE privilege escalation important sssd cve-2025-11561

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