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title: "CVE-2015-2695\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-2695

Publication date 8 November 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego\_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.14
relies on an inappropriate context handle, which allows remote attackers to
cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer read and process crash) via a
crafted SPNEGO packet that is mishandled during a gss\_inquire\_context call.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| krb5 | 15.10 wily | Fixed 1.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 |
| 15.04 vivid | Fixed 1.12.1+dfsg-18ubuntu0.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.7 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2695?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| krb5 | * Upstream:   [b51b33f](https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/b51b33f2bc5d1497ddf5bd107f791c101695000d) * Upstream:   [222b09f](https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/222b09f6e2f536354555f2a0dedfe29fc10c01d6) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2695)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2695)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-2695)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2695)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2810-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2810-1)
+ Kerberos vulnerabilities
+ 12 November 2015

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2695>