Debian Security Advisory

DSA-3153-1 krb5 -- security update

Date Reported:
03 Feb 2015
Affected Packages:
krb5
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2014-5352, CVE-2014-9421, CVE-2014-9422, CVE-2014-9423.
More information:

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in krb5, the MIT implementation of Kerberos:

  • CVE-2014-5352

    Incorrect memory management in the libgssapi_krb5 library might result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

  • CVE-2014-9421

    Incorrect memory management in kadmind's processing of XDR data might result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

  • CVE-2014-9422

    Incorrect processing of two-component server principals might result in impersonation attacks.

  • CVE-2014-9423

    An information leak in the libgssrpc library.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.12.1+dfsg-17.

We recommend that you upgrade your krb5 packages.