Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting krb5-workstation package, versions <0:1.15.1-55.0.9.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KRB5WORKSTATION-9366374
  • published8 Mar 2025
  • disclosed16 Jan 2026

Introduced: 8 Mar 2025

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 krb5-workstation to version 0:1.15.1-55.0.9.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-1352.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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