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Debian: DSA-5726-1 Critical Updates for krb5 Denial of Service Risk

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Calendar Grey July 5, 2024
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Debian Security Bulletin for krb5 patches mitigating message token flaws and denial of service threats.
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the GSS message token handling in krb5, the MIT implementation of Kerberos
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed
in version 1.18.3-6+deb11u5.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.20.1-2+deb12u2.

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-2024-37370 CVE-2024-37371

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