CVE-2025-11561

NameCVE-2025-11561
DescriptionA flaw was found in the integration of Active Directory and the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) on Linux systems. In default configurations, the Kerberos local authentication plugin (sssd_krb5_localauth_plugin) is enabled, but a fallback to the an2ln plugin is possible. This fallback allows an attacker with permission to modify certain AD attributes (such as userPrincipalName or samAccountName) to impersonate privileged users, potentially resulting in unauthorized access or privilege escalation on domain-joined Linux hosts.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
sssd (PTS)bullseye2.4.1-2vulnerable
bullseye (security)2.4.1-2+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm2.8.2-4+deb12u1vulnerable
forky, sid, trixie2.10.1-2vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
sssdsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402727
https://blog.async.sg/kerberos-ldr
https://github.com/SSSD/sssd/issues/8021

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