Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1146-1 krb5 -- programming error
- Date Reported:
- 09 Aug 2006
- Affected Packages:
- krb5
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2006-3083, CVE-2006-3084.
CERT's vulnerabilities, advisories and incident notes: VU#580124, VU#401660. - More information:
-
In certain application programs packaged in the MIT Kerberos 5 source distribution, calls to setuid() and seteuid() are not always checked for success and may fail with some PAM configurations. A local user could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to result in privilege escalation. No exploit code is known to exist at this time.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.6-2sarge3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.3-9.
We recommend that you upgrade your krb5 packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5_1.3.6-2sarge3.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5_1.3.6-2sarge3.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5_1.3.6.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5_1.3.6-2sarge3.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-doc_1.3.6-2sarge3_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.3.6-2sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.3.6-2sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.3.6-2sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.3.6-2sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.3.6-2sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.3.6-2sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.3.6-2sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.3.6-2sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.3.6-2sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.3.6-2sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.3.6-2sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.3.6-2sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.3.6-2sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.3.6-2sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.3.6-2sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.3.6-2sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.3.6-2sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.3.6-2sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.3.6-2sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.3.6-2sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.3.6-2sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.3.6-2sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.3.6-2sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.3.6-2sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.3.6-2sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.3.6-2sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.3.6-2sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.3.6-2sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.3.6-2sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.3.6-2sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.3.6-2sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.3.6-2sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.3.6-2sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.3.6-2sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.3.6-2sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.3.6-2sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.3.6-2sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.3.6-2sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.3.6-2sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.3.6-2sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.3.6-2sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.3.6-2sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.3.6-2sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.3.6-2sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.3.6-2sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.3.6-2sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.3.6-2sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.3.6-2sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.3.6-2sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.3.6-2sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.3.6-2sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.3.6-2sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.3.6-2sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.3.6-2sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.3.6-2sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.3.6-2sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.3.6-2sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.3.6-2sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.3.6-2sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.3.6-2sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.3.6-2sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.3.6-2sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.3.6-2sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.3.6-2sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.3.6-2sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.3.6-2sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.3.6-2sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.3.6-2sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.3.6-2sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.3.6-2sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.3.6-2sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.3.6-2sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.3.6-2sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.3.6-2sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.3.6-2sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.3.6-2sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.3.6-2sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.3.6-2sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.3.6-2sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.3.6-2sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.3.6-2sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.3.6-2sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.3.6-2sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.3.6-2sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.3.6-2sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.3.6-2sarge3_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.