Krb5: mit krb5 kadmind unauthenticated memory leak dos in rpcsec_gss buffer decode failure
cve-program · CVE-2026-112315
PublishedThe RPCSEC_GSS authentication routines in lib/rpc/authgss_prot.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.4 and later do not free partially decoded buffers on failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak in kadmind) via crafted RPCSEC_GSS messages.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-112315
PublishedKrb5: mit krb5 kadmind unauthenticated memory leak dos in rpcsec_gss buffer decode failure
The RPCSEC_GSS authentication routines in lib/rpc/authgss_prot.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.4 and later do not free partially decoded buffers on failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak in kadmind) via crafted RPCSEC_GSS messages.
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- 9 Nov 2026 19:07:47 UTC
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- 12 Nov 2026 16:47:25 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L