The AUTH_GSSAPI handler in lib/rpc/svc_auth_gssapi.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5.2 and later allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion in kadmind) by sending repeated failed AUTH_GSSAPI_INIT requests. Each failed request allocates client state that is only freed after a 15-minute expiration timeout, allowing an attacker to accumulate memory faster than it is reclaimed.
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Restrict network access to kadmind to trusted hosts, or disable it in favor of kadmin.local server-side command line tool for administration operations if possible.
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| Description | The AUTH_GSSAPI handler in lib/rpc/svc_auth_gssapi.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5.2 and later allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion in kadmind) by sending repeated failed AUTH_GSSAPI_INIT requests. Each failed request allocates client state that is only freed after a 15-minute expiration timeout, allowing an attacker to accumulate memory faster than it is reclaimed. | |
| Title | Krb5: mit krb5 kadmind unauthenticated memory exhaustion via failed auth_gssapi_init requests | |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat hummingbird Redhat rhel Els |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-772 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1 cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6 cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat hummingbird Redhat rhel Els |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-09T18:43:29.636Z
Reserved: 2026-10-19T14:29:07.369Z
Link: CVE-2026-112323
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