Double Free Affecting krb5-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.21.1-10.el9_8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.47% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-KRB5DEBUGINFO-17053844
  • published29 May 2026
  • disclosed16 Aug 2023

Introduced: 16 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-39975  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 krb5-debuginfo to version 0:1.21.1-10.el9_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:6699.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5-debuginfo package and not the krb5-debuginfo package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

kdc/do_tgs_req.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.21 before 1.21.2 has a double free that is reachable if an authenticated user can trigger an authorization-data handling failure. Incorrect data is copied from one ticket to another.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1