Security update for sssd

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20014-1
Release Date: 2026-01-02T16:58:31Z
Rating: important
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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:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.2

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for sssd fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-11561: Fixed default Kerberos configuration allowing privilege escalation on AD-joined Linux systems (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 Linux Micro 6.2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-119=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • sssd-ad-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • libsss_certmap0-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-krb5-common-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-ldap-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-tools-debuginfo-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • python3-sssd-config-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • libsss_certmap0-debuginfo-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-krb5-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-krb5-common-debuginfo-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-debugsource-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-ad-debuginfo-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • libsss_idmap0-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-ldap-debuginfo-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-debuginfo-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • libsss_idmap0-debuginfo-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-dbus-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-krb5-debuginfo-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-dbus-debuginfo-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • sssd-tools-2.9.5-160000.3.1
    • python3-sssd-config-debuginfo-2.9.5-160000.3.1

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