Description
A vulnerability in the MIT Kerberos implementation allows GSSAPI-protected messages using RC4-HMAC-MD5 to be spoofed due to weaknesses in the MD5 checksum design. If RC4 is preferred over stronger encryption types, an attacker could exploit MD5 collisions to forge message integrity codes. This may lead to unauthorized message tampering.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
krb5
Default version status: unaffected
0 to < 1.22affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Default version status: affected
0:1.21.3-8.el10_0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:1.18.2-32.el8_10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.17-19.el8_2.3 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.18.2-9.el8_4.3 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Default version status: affected
0:1.18.2-9.el8_4.3 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.18.2-16.el8_6.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
0:1.18.2-16.el8_6.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.18.2-16.el8_6.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
0:1.18.2-26.el8_8.5 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.18.2-26.el8_8.5 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:1.21.1-8.el9_6 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:1.21.1-8.el9_6 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.19.1-16.el9_0.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.20.1-9.el9_2.3 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.21.1-2.el9_4.2 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 2
Default version status: affected
2.0.0-1752592913 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Default version status: unknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Default version status: unknown
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Default version status: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Default version status: affected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11487 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13664 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13777 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15000 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15001 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15002 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15003 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15004 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8411 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9418 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9430 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-3576 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2359465 ↗
- https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.22/krb5-1.22.html ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00047.html ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-577017.html ↗