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SUSE sssd Important Privilege Escalation Threat Advisory 2026-3131-1

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Calendar Grey July 20, 2026
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An important security update for SUSE addresses high-severity risks in sssd to enhance system security and stability.
SUSE released a security update addressing two vulnerabilities in sssd, crucial for preventing privilege escalation and Kerberos authentication bypass, applicable to several SUSE L...

Summary

## This update for sssd fixes the following issues * CVE-2026-14474: sudo LDAP provider searches entire directory tree for sudoRole objects by default, enabling privilege escalation (bsc#1270709). * CVE-2026-14476: GPO cache path traversal via unsanitized gPCFileSysPath allows Kerberos authentication bypass (bsc#1270708). ## 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 Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-3131=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-3131=1 ## Package List:

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References

* bsc#1246196

* bsc#1270708

* bsc#1270709

Cross-

* CVE-2026-14474

* CVE-2026-14476

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-14474 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-14474 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-14476 ( SUSE ): 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-14476 ( NVD ): 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be

installed.

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3131-1
Release Date: 2026-07-20T13:26:30Z
Rating: important

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