openSUSE Security Update : krb5 (openSUSE-SU-2013:1833-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75222

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

the following security issues were fixed in krb5 :

- Fix a KDC NULL pointer dereference [CVE-2013-1417] that could affect realms with an uncommon configuration.
(bnc#850660) bug-850660-CVE-2013-1417-KDC-null-deref-due-to-referrals .dif

- Fix a KDC NULL pointer dereference [CVE-2013-1418] that could affect KDCs that serve multiple realms.
(bnc#849240) bug-849240-CVE-2013-1418-fix-multi-realm-kdc-null-deref.
dif

Solution

Update the affected krb5 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849240

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=850660

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00026.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75222

File Name: openSUSE-2013-941.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-mini, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-plugin-kdb-ldap, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-plugin-preauth-pkinit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-server-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-client-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-mini-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-client, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-mini-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-mini-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-plugin-preauth-pkinit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-plugin-kdb-ldap-debuginfo

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1417, CVE-2013-1418