Gentoo: GLSA-201611-14: MIT Kerberos 5: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MIT Kerberos 5. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All MIT Kerberos 5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.13.2-r2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-2695 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2695 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-2696 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2696 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-2697 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2697
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-14
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MIT Kerberos 5, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service.
Background
MIT Kerberos 5 is a suite of applications that implement the Kerberos network protocol.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-crypt/mit-krb5 < 1.13.2-r2 >= 1.13.2-r2
Impact
===== A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.