USN-2810-1: Kerberos vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2810-1

12th November, 2015

krb5 vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 15.10
  • Ubuntu 15.04
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Kerberos.

Software description

  • krb5
    – MIT Kerberos Network Authentication Protocol

Details

It was discovered that the Kerberos kpasswd service incorrectly handled
certain UDP packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2002-2443)

It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled null bytes in certain
data fields. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-5355)

It was discovered that the Kerberos kdcpreauth modules incorrectly tracked
certain client requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to bypass intended preauthentication requirements. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-2694)

It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain SPNEGO packets.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2015-2695)

It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain IAKERB packets.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2015-2696, CVE-2015-2698)

It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain TGS requests. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2015-2697)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:

Ubuntu 15.10:
libk5crypto3

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-k5tls

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libkrad0

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-otp

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-pkinit

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libkadm5clnt-mit9

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-admin-server

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libkrb5-3

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-kdc-ldap

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-user

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
krb5-kdc

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libgssrpc4

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libkrb5support0

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libgssapi-krb5-2

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
libkdb5-8

1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 15.04:
libk5crypto3

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
krb5-kdc-ldap

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libkrad0

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
krb5-otp

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libkdb5-7

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
krb5-pkinit

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libkadm5clnt-mit9

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libkrb5-3

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
krb5-user

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
krb5-kdc

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libgssrpc4

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libkrb5support0

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
libgssapi-krb5-2

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
krb5-admin-server

1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libk5crypto3

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
krb5-kdc-ldap

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libkrad0

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
krb5-otp

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libkdb5-7

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
krb5-pkinit

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libkadm5clnt-mit9

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libkrb5-3

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
krb5-user

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
krb5-kdc

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libgssrpc4

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libkrb5support0

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
libgssapi-krb5-2

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
krb5-admin-server

1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libk5crypto3

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
krb5-kdc-ldap

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libkdb5-6

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libkrb53

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
krb5-pkinit

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libkadm5clnt-mit8

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libkrb5-3

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
krb5-user

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
krb5-kdc

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libgssrpc4

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libkrb5support0

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
libgssapi-krb5-2

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7
krb5-admin-server

1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7

To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2002-2443,

CVE-2014-5355,

CVE-2015-2694,

CVE-2015-2695,

CVE-2015-2696,

CVE-2015-2697,

CVE-2015-2698

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