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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201611-14
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: MIT Kerberos 5: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: November 20, 2016
     Bugs: #564304
       ID: 201611-14

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MIT Kerberos 5, the
worst of which may allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service.

Background
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MIT Kerberos 5 is a suite of applications that implement the Kerberos
network protocol.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  app-crypt/mit-krb5         < 1.13.2-r2              >= 1.13.2-r2 

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MIT Kerberos 5. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All MIT Kerberos 5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.13.2-r2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-2695
      https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2695
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-2696
      https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2696
[ 3 ] CVE-2015-2697
      https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2697

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-14

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5