Back Linuxsecurity SUSE: Critical Privilege Escalation CVE-2025-11561 Advisory 2025:21084
## This update for sssd fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-11561: Fixed default Kerberos configuration allowing privilege escalation on AD-joined Linux systems (bsc#1251827) Other fixes: \- Install file in krb5.conf.d to include sssd krb5 config snippets (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 6.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-527=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * sssd-ad-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.1 * libsss_nss_idmap0-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.1 * libsss_idmap0-2.8.2-7.1 * sssd-krb5-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.1 * libsss_nss_idmap0-2.8.2-7.1 * python3-sssd-config-2.8.2-7.1 Read the Full Advisory
## This update for sssd fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-11561: Fixed default Kerberos configuration allowing privilege escalation on AD-joined Linux systems (bsc#1251827) Other fixes: \- Install file in krb5.conf.d to include sssd krb5 config snippets (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 6.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-527=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * sssd-ad-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.1 * libsss_nss_idmap0-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.1 * libsss_idmap0-2.8.2-7.1 * sssd-krb5-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.1 * libsss_nss_idmap0-2.8.2-7.1 * python3-sssd-config-2.8.2-7.1 Read the Full Advisory
* bsc#1244325 * bsc#1251827 Cross- * CVE-2025-11561 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 6.0 An update that solves one vulnerability and has one fix can now be installed. ## * * *
* 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
* SUSE Linux Micro 6.0
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one fix can now be installed.
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