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

no-fix-ubuntu-package
Title
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