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CVE-2007-5972

Publication date 5 December 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Double free vulnerability in the krb5_def_store_mkey function in lib/kdb/kdb_default.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.5 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors. NOTE: the free operations occur in code that stores the krb5kdc master key, and so the attacker must have privileges to store this key.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
krb5 10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-2ubuntu1.4
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.4.3-5ubuntu0.11

Notes

kees

upstream does not feel this is a security issue

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
krb5

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-924-1
    • Kerberos vulnerabilities
    • 7 April 2010
    • USN-940-1
    • Kerberos vulnerabilities
    • 19 May 2010

Other references