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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1520-1 Critical: krb5 Denial of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in Kerberos.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1520-1
July 31, 2012

krb5 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Kerberos.

Software Description:
- krb5: MIT Kerberos Network Authentication Protocol

Details:

Emmanuel Bouillon discovered that the MIT krb5 Key Distribution Center
(KDC) daemon could free an uninitialized pointer when handling a
malformed AS-REQ message. A remote unauthenticated attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2012-1015)

Emmanuel Bouillon discovered that the MIT krb5 Key Distribution Center
(KDC) daemon could dereference an uninitialized pointer while handling
a malformed AS-REQ message. A remote unauthenticated attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-1014)

Simo Sorce discovered that the MIT krb5 Key Distribution Center (KDC)
daemon could dereference a NULL pointer when handling a malformed
TGS-REQ message. A remote authenticated attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2012-1013)

It was discovered that the kadmin protocol implementation in MIT krb5
did not properly restrict access to the SET_STRING and GET_STRINGS
operations. A remote authenticated attacker could use this to expose
or modify sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu
12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-1012)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  krb5-admin-server               1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.3
  krb5-kdc                        1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.3
  krb5-kdc-ldap                   1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 11.10:
  krb5-admin-server               1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
  krb5-kdc                        1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
  krb5-kdc-ldap                   1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 11.04:
  krb5-admin-server               1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.3
  krb5-kdc                        1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.3
  krb5-kdc-ldap                   1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  krb5-admin-server               1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.11
  krb5-kdc                        1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.11
  krb5-kdc-ldap                   1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.11

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1520-1
  CVE-2012-1012, CVE-2012-1013, CVE-2012-1014, CVE-2012-1015

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/krb5/1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/krb5/1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/krb5/1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/krb5/1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.11

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1520-1 Critical: krb5 Denial of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 31, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu 12.04 LTS advisory on krb5 highlights critical vulnerabilities that impact user authentication integrity and confidentiality, urging prompt patch application
Several security issues were fixed in Kerberos.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: krb5-admin-server 1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-kdc 1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-kdc-ldap 1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 11.10: krb5-admin-server 1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 krb5-kdc 1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 krb5-kdc-ldap 1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 11.04: krb5-admin-server 1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.3 krb5-kdc 1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.3 krb5-kdc-ldap 1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: krb5-admin-server 1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.11 krb5-kdc 1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.11 krb5-kdc-ldap 1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.11 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1520-1

CVE-2012-1012, CVE-2012-1013, CVE-2012-1014, CVE-2012-1015

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July 31, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/krb5/1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/krb5/1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/krb5/1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/krb5/1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.11

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