SB2021081929 - Fedora 33 update for krb5
Published: August 19, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021081929
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37750)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in kdc/do_tgs_req.c. A remote user can pass specially crafted data via the FAST inner body that lacks a server field, trigger a NULL pointer dereference error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.