krb5 — security advisory
The check_rpcsec_auth function in kadmin/server/kadm_rpc_svc.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.11.5, 1.12.x through 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a kadmin/* authorization check and obtain administrative access by leveraging access to a two-component principal with an initial "kadmind" substring, as demonstrated by a "ka/x" principal.
- Products
- krb5
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.12.1+dfsg-17
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-9422
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:42 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The check_rpcsec_auth function in kadmin/server/kadm_rpc_svc.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.11.5, 1.12.x through 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a kadmin/* authorization check and obtain administrative access by leveraging access to a two-component principal with an initial "kadmind" substring, as demonstrated by a "ka/x" principal.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9422
krb5
Fixed versions: 1.12.1+dfsg-17
krb5
Fixed versions: 1.12.1+dfsg-17
krb5
Fixed versions: 1.12.1+dfsg-17
Complete source record
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"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 414141,
"published_at": "2015-02-19T11:59:06.657+00:00"
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