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Unscored SUSE-RU-2021:3185-1 1 CVE

Recommended update for sssd

Published Sep 22, 2021 · Updated Feb 4, 2026

Summary

This update for sssd fixes the following issues:

- Fix a dependency loop by moving internal libraries to sssd-common package. (bsc#1182058)
- Moved sssctl command from sssd to sssd-tools package. (bsc#1184289)
- Create timestamp attribute in cache objects if missing. (bsc#1182637)
- Fix watchdog not terminating tasks. (bsc#1187120)
- Improve logs to record the reason why internal watchdog terminates.
- Fixed security issue with sssd: shell command injection in sssctl. (CVE-2021-3621, bsc#1189492)
- Fixes a segfault with newer libcares2 versions when the library fails to parse a dns name. (bsc#1190021)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
SUSE · SLES 15 SP2 Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 sssd 1.16.1-17.14.1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —

    A flaw was found in SSSD, where the sssctl command was vulnerable to shell command injection via the logs-fetch and cac…

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/1182058
  • report
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/1182637
  • report
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184289
  • report
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/1187120
  • report
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189492
  • report
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/1190021
  • web
    https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3621