SB20230821173 - Fedora 38 update for krb5
Published: August 21, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB20230821173
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) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39975)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the free_req_info(). A remote attacker send a specially crafted request to trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.