MGASA-2021-0543

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    MGASA-2021-0543

    Published: 8 Dec 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-3671

    Summary: Updated heimdal packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: A null pointer de-reference was found in the way samba kerberos server handled missing sname in TGS-REQ (Ticket Granting Server - Request). An authenticated user could use this flaw to crash a samba server using heimdal

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0543.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29658, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3671

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: heimdal

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/heimdal?arch=source&distro=mageia-8

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.7.0-5.1.mga8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High
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