Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting krb5 package, versions <1.20.1-2+deb12u3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.51% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-KRB5-19643731
  • published8 Sept 2026
  • disclosed16 Jan 2026

Introduced: 16 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-24528  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest krb5 to version 1.20.1-2+deb12u3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5 package and not the krb5 package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest 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