SUSE-SU-2016:0429-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0429-1

    Published: 11 Feb 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for krb5

    Details: This update for krb5 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2015-8629: Information leak authenticated attackers with permissions to modify the database (bsc#963968) - CVE-2015-8630: An authenticated attacker with permission to modify a principal entry may have caused kadmind to crash (bsc#963964) - CVE-2015-8631: An authenticated attacker could have caused a memory leak in auditd by supplying a null principal name in request (bsc#963975)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160429-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/963964, https://bugzilla.suse.com/963968, https://bugzilla.suse.com/963975, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8629, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8630, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8631

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: krb5

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.12.1-25.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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