Improper Access Control Affecting openafs package, versions <1.6.17-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-OPENAFS-329494
  • published13 May 2016
  • disclosed13 May 2016

Introduced: 13 May 2016

CVE-2016-2860  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable openafs to version 1.6.17-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openafs package and not the openafs package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

The newEntry function in ptserver/ptprocs.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 allows remote authenticated users from foreign Kerberos realms to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary groups as administrators by leveraging mishandling of the creator ID.