Debian: DSA-4944-1 Critical: KDC Denial of Service Due to krb5
debian
July 25, 2021
It was discovered that the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in krb5, the MIT implementation of Kerberos, is prone to a NULL pointer dereference flaw
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Summary
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.17-3+deb10u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your krb5 packages.
For the detailed security status of krb5 please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/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: krb5
CVE ID: CVE-2021-36222
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