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sssd — security advisory
The auth_send function in providers/ldap/ldap_auth.c in System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) 1.3.0, when LDAP authentication and anonymous bind are enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the authentication requirements of pam_authenticate via an empty password.
- Products
- sssd
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.2.1-4
- CVEs
- CVE-2010-2940
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:57 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The auth_send function in providers/ldap/ldap_auth.c in System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) 1.3.0, when LDAP authentication and anonymous bind are enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the authentication requirements of pam_authenticate via an empty password.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2940
sssd
Fixed versions: 1.2.1-4
sssd
Fixed versions: 1.2.1-4
Complete source record
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