NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting krb5 package, versions [0,]
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- published29 Apr 2026
- disclosed28 Apr 2026
- creditCem Onat Karagun
Introduced: 28 Apr 2026
NewCVE-2026-40355 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference in the parse_nego_message() function when the NegoEx mechanism is registered in the system's GSSAPI configuration. An attacker can cause the process to terminate by sending specially crafted requests remotely.