Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2025.7257.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7257-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'krb5' package(s) announced via the USN-7257-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'krb5' package(s) announced via the USN-7257-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Goldberg, Miro Haller, Nadia Heninger, Mike Milano, Dan Shumow, Marc Stevens, and Adam Suhl discovered that Kerberos incorrectly authenticated certain responses. An attacker able to intercept communications between a RADIUS client and server could possibly use this issue to forge responses, bypass authentication, and access network devices and services. This update introduces support for the Message-Authenticator attribute in non-EAP authentication methods for communications between Kerberos and a RADIUS server. Affected Software/OS: 'krb5' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 24.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.6 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-3596
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