[USN-6467-1] Kerberos vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6467-1
November 01, 2023
krb5 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
Kerberos could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
network traffic.
Software Description:
- krb5: MIT Kerberos Network Authentication Protocol
Details:
Robert Morris discovered that Kerberos did not properly handle memory
access when processing RPC data through kadmind, which could lead to the
freeing of uninitialized memory. An authenticated remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause kadmind to crash, resulting in a denial
of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
krb5-admin-server 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
krb5-kdc 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
krb5-kdc-ldap 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
krb5-otp 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
krb5-pkinit 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
krb5-user 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
libgssapi-krb5-2 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
libgssrpc4 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
libk5crypto3 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
libkadm5clnt-mit11 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
libkadm5srv-mit11 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
libkdb5-9 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
libkrad0 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
libkrb5-3 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
libkrb5support0 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
krb5-admin-server 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
krb5-kdc 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
krb5-kdc-ldap 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
krb5-otp 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
krb5-pkinit 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
krb5-user 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
libgssapi-krb5-2 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
libgssrpc4 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
libk5crypto3 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
libkadm5clnt-mit9 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
libkadm5srv-mit9 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
libkdb5-8 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
libkrad0 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
libkrb5-3 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
libkrb5support0 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2+esm4
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
krb5-admin-server 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
krb5-kdc 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
krb5-kdc-ldap 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
krb5-otp 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
krb5-pkinit 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
krb5-user 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
libgssapi-krb5-2 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
libgssrpc4 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
libk5crypto3 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
libkadm5clnt-mit9 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
libkadm5srv-mit8 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
libkadm5srv-mit9 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
libkdb5-7 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
libkrad0 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
libkrb5-3 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
libkrb5support0 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6467-1
CVE-2023-36054
A Kerberos security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, and 18.04 LTS.
