CVE-2026-107708 affecting package krb5 1.21.3-5
MIT krb5 through 1.22.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the KDC's get_pac_princ_with_realm() that returns success while leaving the client principal NULL on malformed names. A malicious or compromised cross-realm trusted KDC can send an S4U2Proxy request with a PAC carrying a malformed client name to crash krb5kdc and deny authentication.
- Products
- krb5
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-107708
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
CVE-2026-107708 affecting package krb5 1.21.3-5
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 8 Oct 2026, 21:17 UTC
MIT krb5 through 1.22.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the KDC's get_pac_princ_with_realm() that returns success while leaving the client principal NULL on malformed names. A malicious or compromised cross-realm trusted KDC can send an S4U2Proxy request with a PAC carrying a malformed client name to crash krb5kdc and deny authentication.
osv:AZL-106836
krb5
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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