CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-3758

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Published: Apr 18, 2024 | Modified: Jun 18, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.1 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

A race condition flaw was found in sssd where the GPO policy is not consistently applied for authenticated users. This may lead to improper authorization issues, granting or denying access to resources inappropriately.

Weakness

The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Sssd Fedoraproject * 2.9.5 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RedHat sssd-0:2.9.4-3.el8_10 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RedHat sssd-0:2.9.4-3.el8_10 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support RedHat sssd-0:2.6.2-4.el8_6.3 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support RedHat sssd-0:2.8.2-4.el8_8.2 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 RedHat sssd-0:2.9.4-6.el9_4 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 RedHat sssd-0:2.9.4-6.el9_4 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support RedHat sssd-0:2.6.2-4.el9_0.3 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support RedHat sssd-0:2.8.2-5.el9_2.4 *
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RedHat sssd-0:2.6.2-4.el8_6.3 *
Sssd Ubuntu devel *
Sssd Ubuntu esm-infra/focal *
Sssd Ubuntu focal *
Sssd Ubuntu jammy *
Sssd Ubuntu mantic *
Sssd Ubuntu noble *
Sssd Ubuntu oracular *
Sssd Ubuntu plucky *
Sssd Ubuntu upstream *

Extended Description

A race condition occurs within concurrent environments, and it is effectively a property of a code sequence. Depending on the context, a code sequence may be in the form of a function call, a small number of instructions, a series of program invocations, etc. A race condition violates these properties, which are closely related:

A race condition exists when an “interfering code sequence” can still access the shared resource, violating exclusivity. The interfering code sequence could be “trusted” or “untrusted.” A trusted interfering code sequence occurs within the product; it cannot be modified by the attacker, and it can only be invoked indirectly. An untrusted interfering code sequence can be authored directly by the attacker, and typically it is external to the vulnerable product.

Potential Mitigations

  • Minimize the usage of shared resources in order to remove as much complexity as possible from the control flow and to reduce the likelihood of unexpected conditions occurring.
  • Additionally, this will minimize the amount of synchronization necessary and may even help to reduce the likelihood of a denial of service where an attacker may be able to repeatedly trigger a critical section (CWE-400).

References