High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 9, 2026· Updated Nov 9, 2026
CVE-2026-112323
CVE-2026-112323
Description
The AUTH_GSSAPI handler in lib/rpc/svc_auth_gssapi.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5.2 and later allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion in kadmind) by sending repeated failed AUTH_GSSAPI_INIT requests. Each failed request allocates client state that is only freed after a 15-minute expiration timeout, allowing an attacker to accumulate memory faster than it is reclaimed.
Affected products
1- Range: >=1.5.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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