CVE-2026-112315
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Memory Leak in MIT Kerberos kadmind via RPCSEC_GSS
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-112315, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-11-09
Last updated on: 2026-11-09
Assigner: redhat-SADP
Description
Description
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | * |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | * |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | * |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | * |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-772 | The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed. |
