VDB-436467 · CVE-2026-127101 · GCVE-0-2026-127101

Red Hat Enterprise Linux/OpenShift Container Platform PAM responder denial of service

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5.5	$0-$5k	0.30+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift Container Platform and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component PAM responder. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-127101. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift Container Platform (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part of the component PAM responder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in SSSD's PAM responder. A local attacker can send an authentication request without first negotiating the client protocol version. The responder dereferences a NULL protocol-version pointer and crashes, disrupting SSSD-backed authentication. Repeated crafted requests can sustain the denial of service.

It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-127101 since 11/12/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/12/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Red Hat

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (redhat): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

11/12/2026 Advisory disclosed
11/12/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
11/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CNA: redhat
CVE: CVE-2026-127101 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-127101
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-436467

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2026 19:06
Changes: 11/12/2026 19:06 (61)
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Cache ID: 216::103