suse · CVE-2011-0285

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Priority: critical Published: 2021-05-30 12:55:48 UTC Updated: 2026-04-18 20:05:01 UTC

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Tracker summary

CVE-2011-0285 severity critical: SUSE including 78 source package names (krb5-1.12.1-19.1, krb5-1.12.1-6.3, …), 125 product×package rows across 27 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (27 product lines)): Fixed 125.

Description:

The process_chpw_request function in schpw.c in the password-changing functionality in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 through 1.9 frees an invalid pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request that triggers an error condition.

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