CVE-2026-107778

Public on 2026-10-08
Modified on 2026-10-10
Description
MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) through 1.22.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference in make_cred_list() in rd_cred.c that allows authenticated Kerberos clients to crash services by sending mismatched KRB-CRED arrays. Attackers can send forwarded credentials with more tickets than ticket_info entries through gss_accept_sec_context() to crash GSS-API acceptor services, causing denial of service.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core krb5 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 krb5 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview krb5 Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-107778 Mitre: CVE-2026-107778