Lucene search
+L

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-107778

🗓️ 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
🔗 www.tenable.com👁 2 Views

Authenticated DoS in MIT Kerberos 5 via NULL pointer dereference in rd_cred.c.

Related
Refs
Code
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
cnnvd
CNNVD
krb5: Improper exception handling leads to vulnerabilities
7 Oct 202616:00
–cnnvd
cve
CVE
CVE-2026-107778
8 Oct 202620:15
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-107778 MIT krb5 through 1.22.2 NULL Pointer Dereference via krb5_rd_cred()
8 Oct 202620:15
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-107778
8 Oct 202620:15
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-95256
8 Oct 202620:15
–euvd
mend
Mend
CVE-2026-107778
8 Oct 202620:15
–mend
mscve
Microsoft CVE
MIT krb5 through 1.22.2 NULL Pointer Dereference via krb5_rd_cred()
10 Oct 202608:02
–mscve
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-107778
8 Oct 202621:17
–nvd
osv_azl
osv_azl
AZL-106839 CVE-2026-107778 affecting package krb5 1.21.3-5
8 Oct 202621:17
–osv_azl
osv_bell
osv_bell
BELL-CVE-2026-107778
9 Oct 202606:05
–osv_bell
Rows per page
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(369142);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-107778");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-107778");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2026-107778)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-107778");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-107778");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-107778");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-107778");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/10/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/21");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:krb5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:krb5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:krb5-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:krb5-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:krb5-pkinit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:krb5-server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:krb5-server-ldap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:krb5-workstation");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:krb5-xrealmauthz");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libkadm5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:krb5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-pkinit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-server-ldap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-workstation");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-xrealmauthz");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libkadm5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/CentOS Linux-7", "Host/OS/CentOS Linux-8", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-14", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-14.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-20.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-22.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-24.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-26.04");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5-admin-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-doc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-gss-samples"},
          {"reference": "krb5-k5tls"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kpropd"},
          {"reference": "krb5-locales"},
          {"reference": "krb5-multidev"},
          {"reference": "krb5-otp"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-user"},
          {"reference": "libgssapi-krb5-2"},
          {"reference": "libgssrpc4"},
          {"reference": "libk5crypto3"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5clnt-mit12"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5srv-mit12"},
          {"reference": "libkdb5-10"},
          {"reference": "libkrad-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrad0"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-3"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5support0"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5-admin-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-doc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-gss-samples"},
          {"reference": "krb5-k5tls"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kpropd"},
          {"reference": "krb5-locales"},
          {"reference": "krb5-multidev"},
          {"reference": "krb5-otp"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-user"},
          {"reference": "libgssapi-krb5-2"},
          {"reference": "libgssrpc4"},
          {"reference": "libk5crypto3"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5clnt-mit12"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5srv-mit12"},
          {"reference": "libkdb5-10"},
          {"reference": "libkrad-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrad0"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-3"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5support0"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5-admin-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-doc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-gss-samples"},
          {"reference": "krb5-k5tls"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kpropd"},
          {"reference": "krb5-locales"},
          {"reference": "krb5-multidev"},
          {"reference": "krb5-otp"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-user"},
          {"reference": "libgssapi-krb5-2"},
          {"reference": "libgssrpc4t64"},
          {"reference": "libk5crypto3"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5clnt-mit12"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5srv-mit12"},
          {"reference": "libkdb5-10t64"},
          {"reference": "libkrad-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrad0"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-3"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5support0"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5-admin-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-doc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-gss-samples"},
          {"reference": "krb5-k5tls"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kpropd"},
          {"reference": "krb5-locales"},
          {"reference": "krb5-multidev"},
          {"reference": "krb5-otp"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-user"},
          {"reference": "libgssapi-krb5-2"},
          {"reference": "libgssrpc4t64"},
          {"reference": "libk5crypto3"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5clnt-mit12"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5srv-mit12"},
          {"reference": "libkdb5-10t64"},
          {"reference": "libkrad-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrad0"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-3"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5support0"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5-admin-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-doc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-gss-samples"},
          {"reference": "krb5-k5tls"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kpropd"},
          {"reference": "krb5-locales"},
          {"reference": "krb5-multidev"},
          {"reference": "krb5-otp"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-user"},
          {"reference": "libgssapi-krb5-2"},
          {"reference": "libgssrpc4t64"},
          {"reference": "libk5crypto3"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5clnt-mit12"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5srv-mit12"},
          {"reference": "libkdb5-10t64"},
          {"reference": "libkrad-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrad0"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-3"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5support0"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5-admin-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-doc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-gss-samples"},
          {"reference": "krb5-k5tls"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kpropd"},
          {"reference": "krb5-locales"},
          {"reference": "krb5-multidev"},
          {"reference": "krb5-otp"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-user"},
          {"reference": "libgssapi-krb5-2"},
          {"reference": "libgssrpc4t64"},
          {"reference": "libk5crypto3"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5clnt-mit12"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5srv-mit12"},
          {"reference": "libkdb5-10t64"},
          {"reference": "libkrad-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrad0"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-3"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5support0"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5-admin-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-doc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-gss-samples"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-locales"},
          {"reference": "krb5-multidev"},
          {"reference": "krb5-otp"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-user"},
          {"reference": "libgssapi-krb5-2"},
          {"reference": "libgssrpc4"},
          {"reference": "libk5crypto3"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5clnt-mit9"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5srv-mit8"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5srv-mit9"},
          {"reference": "libkdb5-7"},
          {"reference": "libkrad-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrad0"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-3"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5support0"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5-admin-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-doc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-gss-samples"},
          {"reference": "krb5-k5tls"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-locales"},
          {"reference": "krb5-multidev"},
          {"reference": "krb5-otp"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-user"},
          {"reference": "libgssapi-krb5-2"},
          {"reference": "libgssrpc4"},
          {"reference": "libk5crypto3"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5clnt-mit9"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5srv-mit9"},
          {"reference": "libkdb5-8"},
          {"reference": "libkrad-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrad0"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-3"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5support0"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5-admin-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-doc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-gss-samples"},
          {"reference": "krb5-k5tls"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kpropd"},
          {"reference": "krb5-locales"},
          {"reference": "krb5-multidev"},
          {"reference": "krb5-otp"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-user"},
          {"reference": "libgssapi-krb5-2"},
          {"reference": "libgssrpc4"},
          {"reference": "libk5crypto3"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5clnt-mit11"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5srv-mit11"},
          {"reference": "libkdb5-9"},
          {"reference": "libkrad-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrad0"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-3"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5support0"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5-admin-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-doc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-gss-samples"},
          {"reference": "krb5-k5tls"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kdc-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-kpropd"},
          {"reference": "krb5-locales"},
          {"reference": "krb5-multidev"},
          {"reference": "krb5-otp"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-user"},
          {"reference": "libgssapi-krb5-2"},
          {"reference": "libgssrpc4"},
          {"reference": "libk5crypto3"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5clnt-mit11"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5srv-mit11"},
          {"reference": "libkdb5-9"},
          {"reference": "libkrad-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrad0"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-3"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkrb5support0"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5"},
          {"reference": "krb5-devel"},
          {"reference": "krb5-libs"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-server-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-workstation"},
          {"reference": "krb5-xrealmauthz"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5"},
          {"reference": "krb5-devel"},
          {"reference": "krb5-libs"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-server-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-workstation"},
          {"reference": "krb5-xrealmauthz"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5"},
          {"reference": "krb5-devel"},
          {"reference": "krb5-libs"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-server-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-workstation"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5"},
          {"reference": "krb5-devel"},
          {"reference": "krb5-libs"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-server-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-workstation"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5"},
          {"reference": "krb5-devel"},
          {"reference": "krb5-libs"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-server-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-workstation"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "krb5"},
          {"reference": "krb5-devel"},
          {"reference": "krb5-libs"},
          {"reference": "krb5-pkinit"},
          {"reference": "krb5-server"},
          {"reference": "krb5-server-ldap"},
          {"reference": "krb5-workstation"},
          {"reference": "libkadm5"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
    var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
    if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
        var vendor;
        foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
            if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
        }
    }
}

var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation

22 Oct 2026 00:00Current
5.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.7
CVSS 3.16.5
CVSS 47.1
EPSS0.00424
SSVC
2