Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2015-2696 is a denial-of-service flaw in MIT Kerberos 5 before 1.14. A specially crafted IAKERB packet can crash a process using the affected GSSAPI context handling. The business impact is service disruption, not demonstrated data theft or code execution in the provided sources. Exposure is most likely where systems run MIT Kerberos 5 before 1.14, or vendor packages predating the cited fixes, and applications accept Kerberos/GSSAPI authentication involving IAKERB. The source bundle does not provide complete affected CPEs or deployment-specific reachability details. Treat this as a moderate availability risk. Patch through normal security maintenance, faster for authentication-dependent or exposed services. There is no cited evidence of active exploitation, data compromise, or remote code execution in the provided sources. Mitigation focus: Upgrade MIT krb5 to 1.14 or later, or a vendor-fixed package.; Apply relevant Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE, openSUSE, or Gentoo security updates.; Prioritize internet-facing or critical services using Kerberos/GSSAPI authentication..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/e04f0283516e80d2f93366e0d479d13c9b5c8c2aCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201611-14CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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