Memory Leak Affecting krb5-server-ldap package, versions <0:1.13.2-12.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.4% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KRB5SERVERLDAP-5123563
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Jan 2016

Introduced: 8 Jan 2016

CVE-2015-8631  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 krb5-server-ldap to version 0:1.13.2-12.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0532.

NVD Description

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

Multiple memory leaks in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a request specifying a NULL principal name.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1