Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for krb5
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-36054 CVE-2023-39975 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-824 CWE-415 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system krb5 (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Access of Uninitialized Pointer
EUVDB-ID: #VU79586
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36054
CWE-ID:
CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the _xdr_kadm5_principal_ent_rec() function in lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c does not validate the relationship between n_key_data and the key_data array count and frees an uninitialized pointer. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 9
krb5 (Red Hat package): before 1.21.1-1.el9
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:9:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:krb5_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6699
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Double Free
EUVDB-ID: #VU79344
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39975
CWE-ID:
CWE-415 - Double Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the free_req_info(). A remote attacker send a specially crafted request to trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 9
krb5 (Red Hat package): before 1.21.1-1.el9
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:9:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:krb5_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6699
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
