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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2018.0155
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2018-0155)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'krb5' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0155 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'krb5' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0155 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated krb5 packages fix security vulnerabilities:

An issue was discovered in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.16. The
pre-defined function 'strlen' is getting a 'NULL' string as a parameter value
in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c in the Key Distribution
Center (KDC), which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of
service (NULL pointer dereference) via a modified kadmin client
(CVE-2018-5710, CVE-2018-5729, CVE-2018-5730).

Affected Software/OS:
'krb5' package(s) on Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-5710
https://github.com/poojamnit/Kerberos-V5-1.16-Vulnerabilities/tree/master/Denial%20Of%20Service(DoS)
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-5729
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GK5T6JPMBHBPKS7HNGHYUUF4KKRMNSNU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OIFUL3CPM4S5TOXTTOCQ3CUZN6XCXUTR/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00020.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00019.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHBA-2019:0327
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:3071
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3071
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042071
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-5730
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