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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.884256
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS: Security Advisory for krb5-devel (CESA-2022:8640)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'krb5-devel'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2022:8640 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'krb5-devel'
package(s) announced via the CESA-2022:8640 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Kerberos is a network authentication system, which can improve the security
of your network by eliminating the insecure practice of sending passwords
over the network in unencrypted form. It allows clients and servers to
authenticate to each other with the help of a trusted third party, the
Kerberos key distribution center (KDC).

Security Fix(es):

* krb5: integer overflow vulnerabilities in PAC parsing (CVE-2022-42898)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected Software/OS:
'krb5-devel' package(s) on CentOS 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-42898
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-06
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15203
https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/
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