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Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published May 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-2860

CVE-2016-2860

Description

The newEntry function in ptserver/ptprocs.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 allows remote authenticated users from foreign Kerberos realms to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary groups as administrators by leveraging mishandling of the creator ID.

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Affected products

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  • Openafs/Openafs2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.6.16
    • (no CPE)range: <1.6.17
  • Debian/linux
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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