Answer in brief
CVE-2026-112316 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in Krb5: mit krb5 kadmind authenticated memory leak dos in xdr_krb5_tl_data() decode failure. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/krb5 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Red Hat/krb5 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/krb5generic | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Nov 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 9, 2026
xdr_krb5_tl_data() in lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) does not free partially decoded data on failure, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory leak in kadmind) via crafted RPC requests that trigger a decode failure.
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