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SCA: security update for org.apache.kerby:kerby-asn1 (GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 478304

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - By sending a deeply nested ASN1 structure to a Apache Kerby client or service, it's possible to trigger a
 StackOverFlow Exception which can lead to denial of service issues. Users are recommended to upgrade to
 version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue. (CVE-2026-57914)

Solution

Update the org.apache.kerby:kerby-asn1 library and its related packages to version 2.1.2 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 478304

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 11/4/2026

Updated: 11/4/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.72

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-57914

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-57914

cwe: CWE-400