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Debian: DSA-4648-1 Critical: libpam-krb5 Buffer Overflow Risk

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Calendar Grey March 31, 2020
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Uncover the buffer overflow vulnerability present in Debian's libpam-krb5 PAM module, which has the potential to result in denial of service and arbitrary code execution.
Russ Allbery discovered a buffer overflow in the PAM module for MIT Kerberos, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code

Summary

Russ Allbery discovered a buffer overflow in the PAM module for MIT
Kerberos, which could result in denial of service or potentially the
execution of arbitrary code.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 4.7-4+deb9u1.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.8-2+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libpam-krb5 packages.

For the detailed security status of libpam-krb5 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libpam-krb5

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: libpam-krb5
CVE ID: CVE-2020-10595

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