SB2019012506 - Amazon Linux AMI update for krb5
Published: January 25, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019012506
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5730)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions on a targeted system.The weakness exists due to insufficient security restrictions. A remote attacker can add crafted principals to the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) database and bypass a DN containership check.
2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5729)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker can add crafted principals to the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) database and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.