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GLSA-201611-14 : MIT Kerberos 5: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 95021

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201611-14 (MIT Kerberos 5: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

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

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

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'

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95021

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201611-14.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Published: 11/21/2016

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-2696

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mit-krb5, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-2695, CVE-2015-2696, CVE-2015-2697

GLSA: 201611-14