SUSE-SU-2018:0846-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:0846-1

    Published: 29 Mar 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for krb5

    Details: This update for krb5 provides the following fixes: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2018-5730: DN container check bypass by supplying special crafted data (bsc#1083927). - CVE-2018-5729: Null pointer dereference in kadmind or DN container check bypass by supplying special crafted data (bsc#1083926). Non-security issues fixed: - Make it possible for legacy applications (e.g. SAP Netweaver) to remain compatible with newer Kerberos. System administrators who are experiencing this kind of compatibility issues may set the environment variable GSSAPI_ASSUME_MECH_MATCH to a non-empty value, and make sure the environment variable is visible and effective to the application startup script. (bsc#1057662) - Fix a GSS failure in legacy applications by not indicating deprecated GSS mechanisms in gss_indicate_mech() list. (bsc#1081725)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180846-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1057662, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1081725, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1083926, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1083927, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5729, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5730

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: krb5

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.12.5-40.23.2

    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