SB2023051721 - VMware Tanzu products update for Heimdal



SB2023051721 - VMware Tanzu products update for Heimdal

Published: May 17, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023051721
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41916)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in Heimdal's PKI certificate validation library. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted certificate to the affected application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability affects KDC (via PKINIT), kinit (via PKINIT), as well as any third-party applications using Heimdal's libhx509.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.