clean_client() in lib/rpc/svc_auth_gssapi.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) restarts its scan from the head of the client list after each removal, resulting in quadratic CPU cost. Remote attackers can cause a denial of service (CPU consumption in kadmind) by accumulating a large number of AUTH_GSSAPI client entries.

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Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Red Hat
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Vendors & Products Red Hat
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Description clean_client() in lib/rpc/svc_auth_gssapi.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) restarts its scan from the head of the client list after each removal, resulting in quadratic CPU cost. Remote attackers can cause a denial of service (CPU consumption in kadmind) by accumulating a large number of AUTH_GSSAPI client entries.
Title Krb5: mit krb5 kadmind unauthenticated cpu dos via auth_gssapi client states cleanup
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat rhel Els
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat rhel Els
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-09T23:00:06.406Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T14:27:47.648Z

Link: CVE-2026-112322

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-09T19:16:41.207

Modified: 2026-11-09T23:17:12.000

Link: CVE-2026-112322

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-11-09T15:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-112322 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-10T13:15:15Z

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