UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16883

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16883
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16883.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16883
Upstream
Published
2018-12-19T14:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:01Z
Severity
  • 2.5 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

sssd versions from 1.13.0 to before 2.0.0 did not properly restrict access to the infopipe according to the "allowed_uids" configuration parameter. If sensitive information were stored in the user directory, this could be inadvertently disclosed to local attackers.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / sssd

Package

Name
sssd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sssd@1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.12.5-2
1.13.1-2
1.13.2-1
1.13.3-1
1.13.4-1
1.13.4-1ubuntu1
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.1
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.2
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.5
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.6
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.7
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.8
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.9
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.10
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.11
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.12
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.13
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.14
1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libipa-hbac-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libipa-hbac0",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnss-sss",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-sss",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-idmap-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-idmap0",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-nss-idmap-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-nss-idmap0",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-simpleifp-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-simpleifp0",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-sudo",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwbclient-sssd",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwbclient-sssd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-libipa-hbac",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-libsss-nss-idmap",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-sss",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-libipa-hbac",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-libsss-nss-idmap",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-sss",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-ad",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-ad-common",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-common",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-dbus",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-ipa",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-krb5",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-krb5-common",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-ldap",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-proxy",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.13.4-1ubuntu1.15"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / sssd

Package

Name
sssd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sssd@1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.15.3-2ubuntu1
1.15.3-3ubuntu1
1.16.0-5ubuntu1
1.16.0-5ubuntu2
1.16.1-1ubuntu1
1.16.1-1ubuntu1.1
1.16.1-1ubuntu1.2
1.16.1-1ubuntu1.3
1.16.1-1ubuntu1.4
1.16.1-1ubuntu1.5
1.16.1-1ubuntu1.6
1.16.1-1ubuntu1.7
1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libipa-hbac-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libipa-hbac0",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnss-sss",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-sss",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-certmap-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-certmap0",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-idmap-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-idmap0",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-nss-idmap-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-nss-idmap0",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-simpleifp-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-simpleifp0",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsss-sudo",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwbclient-sssd",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwbclient-sssd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-libipa-hbac",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-libsss-nss-idmap",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-sss",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-libipa-hbac",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-libsss-nss-idmap",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-sss",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-ad",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-ad-common",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-common",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-dbus",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-ipa",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-kcm",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-krb5",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-krb5-common",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-ldap",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-proxy",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sssd-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.8"
        }
    ]
}