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Mageia: 2019-0395 Moderate: sssd Group Policy Object Flaw

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: A flaw was found in sssd Group Policy Objects implementation. When the GPO is not readable by SSSD due to a too strict permission settings on the server side, SSSD will allow all authenticated users to login . MGASA-2019-0395 - Updated sssd packages fix security vulnerability Publication date: 19 Dec 2019 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0395.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 7 CVE: CVE-2018-16838 The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: A flaw was found in sssd Group Policy Objects implementation. When the GPO is not readable by SSSD due to a too strict permission settings on the server side, SSSD will allow all authenticated users to login instead of denying access. (CVE-2018-16838) References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25234 - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2177 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16838 SRPMS: - 7/core/sssd-1.16.3-3.1.mga7 . Recent updates to the sssd packages in Mageia rectify a significant security vulnerability that allowed unauthorized access because of improper file permissions.. sssd authentication issues, permission vulnerabilities, Mageia security update, GPO flaws. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 19, 2019 Mageia