CVE-2018-20217

libkdb5-9: A Reachable Assertion issue was discovered in the KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.17

CVE-2018-20217 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by krb5-admin-server 1.16-2ubuntu0.3, released December 24, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0142
72nd percentile

A Reachable Assertion issue was discovered in the KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.17. If an attacker can obtain a krbtgt ticket using an older encryption type (single-DES, triple-DES, or RC4), the attacker can crash the KDC by making an S4U2Self request.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
krb5-admin-server · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-admin-server 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
krb5-gss-samples · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-gss-samples 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
krb5-k5tls · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-k5tls 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
krb5-kdc · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-kdc 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
krb5-kdc-ldap · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-kdc-ldap 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
krb5-kpropd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-kpropd 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
krb5-locales · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-locales 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
krb5-multidev · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-multidev 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
krb5-otp · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-otp 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
krb5-pkinit · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-pkinit 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
krb5-user · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 krb5-user 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
libgssapi-krb5-2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 libgssapi-krb5-2 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
libgssrpc4 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 libgssrpc4 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
libk5crypto3 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 libk5crypto3 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
libkadm5clnt-mit11 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 libkadm5clnt-mit11 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
libkadm5srv-mit11 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 libkadm5srv-mit11 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
libkdb5-9 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 libkdb5-9 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
libkrad0 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 libkrad0 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
libkrb5-3 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 libkrb5-3 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022
libkrb5support0 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 libkrb5support0 1.16-2ubuntu0.3 Dec 24, 2022

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