Reachable Assertion Affecting krb5-libs package, versions <0:1.15.1-18.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KRB5LIBS-8004554
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed13 Jul 2017

Introduced: 13 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11368  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 krb5-libs to version 0:1.15.1-18.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0666.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5-libs package and not the krb5-libs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 and later, an authenticated attacker can cause a KDC assertion failure by sending invalid S4U2Self or S4U2Proxy requests.