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Fedora 30 : krb5 (2019-320a5a6a68)

high Nessus Plugin ID 129418

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Fix KDC crash when logging PKINIT enctypes (CVE-2019-14844)

This is a purely denial-of-service issue, though it is unauthenticated, and is unlikely to trigger by accident.

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Solution

Update the affected krb5 package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-320a5a6a68

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 129418

File Name: fedora_2019-320a5a6a68.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/30/2019

Updated: 4/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14844

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:krb5, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:30

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-14844