Security
Security
A vulnerability has been found in MIT Kerberos 5, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service condition.
| Package | app-crypt/mit-krb5 on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.13 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.13 |
MIT Kerberos 5 is a suite of applications that implement the Kerberos network protocol.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MIT Kerberos 5. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause Denial of Service.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All MIT Kerberos 5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.13"