lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.14 relies on an inappropriate context handle, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer read and process crash) via a crafted SPNEGO packet that is mishandled during a gss_inquire_context call.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade krb5 | Aug 30, 2017 | Nov 8, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade krb5 | Nov 9, 2015 | Nov 6, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-crypt/mit-krb5. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nov 8, 2015 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade system/library/security/gss/spnego to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade service/security/kerberos-5 to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/kernel/security/gss to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/security/kerberos-5 to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Nov 8, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 14, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade krb5Upgrade krb5-docUpgrade krb5-32bitUpgrade krb5-plugin-preauth-otpUpgrade krb5-apps-serversUpgrade krb5-serverUpgrade krb5-plugin-kdb-ldapUpgrade krb5-develUpgrade krb5-plugin-preauth-pkinitUpgrade krb5-devel-32bitUpgrade krb5-apps-clientsUpgrade krb5-clientUpgrade krb5-x86 | Dec 18, 2015 | Nov 4, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libgssrpc4Upgrade libkrb5-3Upgrade libkdb5-6Upgrade krb5-otpUpgrade krb5-kdc-ldapUpgrade libgssapi-krb5-2Upgrade krb5-k5tlsUpgrade krb5-userUpgrade libkadm5clnt-mit8Upgrade libkrb53Upgrade libkrb5support0Upgrade libkadm5clnt-mit9Upgrade libk5crypto3Upgrade krb5-kdcUpgrade libkrad0Upgrade krb5-pkinitUpgrade krb5-admin-serverUpgrade libkdb5-8Upgrade libkdb5-7 | Nov 16, 2015 | Nov 8, 2015 |
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