• [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202011-17 ] MIT Kerberos 5: Denial of service

    From Aaron Bauman@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 16 04:00:01 2020
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202011-17
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    Severity: Low
    Title: MIT Kerberos 5: Denial of service
    Date: November 16, 2020
    Bugs: #753281
    ID: 202011-17

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    Synopsis
    ========

    A vulnerability in MIT Kerberos 5 could lead to a Denial of Service
    condition.

    Background
    ==========

    The MIT Kerberos 5 implementation provides a command line telnet client
    which is used for remote login via the telnet protocol.

    Affected packages
    =================

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    Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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    1 app-crypt/mit-krb5 < 1.18.2-r2 >= 1.18.2-r2

    Description
    ===========

    It was discovered that MIT Kerberos network authentication system,
    krb5, did not properly handle ASN.1-encoded Kerberos messages.

    Impact
    ======

    A remote attacker could send a specially crafted Kerberos message,
    possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All MIT Kerberos 5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.18.2-r2"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2020-28196
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28196

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-17

    Concerns?
    =========

    Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
    confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
    importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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