GLSA 201412-53: MIT Kerberos 5: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	MIT Kerberos 5: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	12/31/2014
Bugs:	#516334, #517936, #519518, #523506
ID:	201412-53

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been found in MIT Kerberos 5, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service condition.

Background

MIT Kerberos 5 is a suite of applications that implement the Kerberos network protocol.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-crypt/mit-krb5	< 1.13	>= 1.13	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MIT Kerberos 5. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All MIT Kerberos 5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.13"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-53.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.