USN-2810-1: Kerberos vulnerabilities

Publication date

12 November 2015

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Kerberos.


Packages

  • krb5 - MIT Kerberos Network Authentication Protocol

Details

It was discovered that the Kerberos kpasswd service incorrectly handled
certain UDP packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2002-2443)

It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled null bytes in certain
data fields. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-5355)

It was discovered that the Kerberos kdcpreauth modules incorrectly tracked
certain client requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to bypass intended preauthentication requirements. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-2694)

It was discovered that Kerberos...

It was discovered that the Kerberos kpasswd service incorrectly handled
certain UDP packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2002-2443)

It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled null bytes in certain
data fields. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-5355)

It was discovered that the Kerberos kdcpreauth modules incorrectly tracked
certain client requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to bypass intended preauthentication requirements. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-2694)

It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain SPNEGO packets.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2015-2695)

It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain IAKERB packets.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2015-2696, CVE-2015-2698)

It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain TGS requests. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2015-2697)


Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
15.10 wily krb5-admin-server –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-k5tls –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-kdc –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-kdc-ldap –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-otp –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-pkinit –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-user –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libgssapi-krb5-2 –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libgssrpc4 –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libk5crypto3 –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libkadm5clnt-mit9 –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libkdb5-8 –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libkrad0 –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libkrb5-3 –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libkrb5support0 –  1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
15.04 vivid krb5-admin-server –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
krb5-kdc –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
krb5-kdc-ldap –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
krb5-otp –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
krb5-pkinit –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
krb5-user –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libgssapi-krb5-2 –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libgssrpc4 –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libk5crypto3 –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libkadm5clnt-mit9 –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libkdb5-7 –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libkrad0 –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libkrb5-3 –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libkrb5support0 –  1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty krb5-admin-server –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
krb5-kdc –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
krb5-kdc-ldap –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
krb5-otp –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
krb5-pkinit –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
krb5-user –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libgssapi-krb5-2 –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libgssrpc4 –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libk5crypto3 –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libkadm5clnt-mit9 –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libkdb5-7 –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libkrad0 –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libkrb5-3 –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libkrb5support0 –  1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
12.04 precise krb5-admin-server –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
krb5-kdc –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
krb5-kdc-ldap –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
krb5-pkinit –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
krb5-user –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libgssapi-krb5-2 –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libgssrpc4 –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libk5crypto3 –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libkadm5clnt-mit8 –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libkdb5-6 –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libkrb5-3 –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libkrb53 –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libkrb5support0 –  1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7

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