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title: "CVE-2012-3462\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-3462

Publication date 26 December 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3462?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A flaw was found in SSSD version 1.9.0. The SSSD's access-provider logic
causes the result of the HBAC rule processing to be ignored in the event
that the access-provider is also handling the setup of the user's SELinux
user context.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| sssd | 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3462?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| sssd | * Upstream:   <https://pagure.io/SSSD/sssd/c/ffcf27b0b773b580289d596f796aaf86c45ba920> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3462)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3462)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-3462)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3462)

### Other references

* <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3462>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3462>