Out-of-bounds Write Affecting krb5-workstation package, versions <0:1.21.3-6.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.61% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KRB5WORKSTATION-12562076
  • published9 Sept 2025
  • disclosed16 Jan 2026

Introduced: 9 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-24528  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 krb5-workstation to version 0:1.21.3-6.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1173.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5-workstation package and not the krb5-workstation package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.22 (with incremental propagation), there is an integer overflow for a large update size to resize() in kdb_log.c. An authenticated attacker can cause an out-of-bounds write and kadmind daemon crash.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1