# CVE-2023-3758: Sssd: race condition during authorization leads to gpo policies functioning inconsistently

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.9.5
- Published: 2024-04-18 · Updated: 2025-11-06

## Affected

- sssd: fixed in 2.9.5
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## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on sssd, upgrade to a fixed version (2.9.5) per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1919
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1920
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1921
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1922
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2571
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3270
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3758
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2223762
- https://github.com/SSSD/sssd/pull/7302

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