USN-1290-1: Kerberos vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 11.10

Packages

• krb5 - MIT Kerberos Network Authentication Protocol

Details

Simo Sorce discovered that a NULL pointer dereference existed in
the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC). An authenticated remote
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 11.10

• krb5-kdc - 1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2

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

References

• CVE-2011-1530