UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9422

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9422

    Published: 3 Feb 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9422
    Aliases:
    USN-2498-1

    Summary:

    Details: The check_rpcsec_auth function in kadmin/server/kadm_rpc_svc.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.11.5, 1.12.x through 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a kadmin/* authorization check and obtain administrative access by leveraging access to a two-component principal with an initial "kadmind" substring, as demonstrated by a "ka/x" principal.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9422, http://web.mit.edu/Kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2015-001.txt, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2498-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9422

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: krb5

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1

    Affected versions

    1.10.1+dfsg-6.1ubuntu1

    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