MSRC_CVE-2026-40356

Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft - Published: 2026-04-02 00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-03 01:43
Summary
In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.22.3, there is an integer underflow and resultant out-of-bounds read if an application calls gss_accept_sec_context() on a system with a NegoEx mechanism registered in /etc/gss/mech. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger this, possibly causing the process to terminate in parse_message.
Notes
Additional Resources: To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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CWE-191 - Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: 20902-17084
Unresolved product id: 21405-17084
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: 17084-3
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: 17086-2
None Available
Unresolved product id: 17084-1
Vendor Fix fix

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