vulnerability

Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-2860): openafs vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 13, 2016
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025

Description

The newEntry function in ptserver/ptprocs.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 allows remote authenticated users from foreign Kerberos realms to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary groups as administrators by leveraging mishandling of the creator ID.

Solution

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Title
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