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Gentoo update for mit-krb5
Secunia Advisory: SA23903
Release Date: 2007-01-25
Popularity: 6,348 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6143
CVE-2006-6144


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for krb5. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can potentially be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA23690
SA23696

Solution:
Update to "app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.5.2" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-21.xml

Other References:
SA23690:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23690/

SA235696:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23696/


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