SUSE-SU-2018:1425-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:1425-1

    Published: 25 May 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7562
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-7562

    Summary: Security update for krb5

    Details: This update for krb5 provides the following fixes: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2017-7562: Improper validation of certificate EKU and SAN could lead to authentication bypass. (bsc#1055851) Non-security issues fixed: - Set 'rdns' and 'dns_canonicalize_hostname' to false in krb5.conf in order to improve client security in handling service principle names. (bsc#1054028) - 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-20181425-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1054028, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1055851, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1081725, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7562

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: krb5

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.12.1-38.5.3

    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