Bug 2563453 (CVE-2026-71199)

Summary: CVE-2026-71199 krb5: Alteration of authentication indicators in CAMMAC container
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In MIT krb5 release 1.14 and later (since authentication indicator support was added), an authenticated attacker can bypass authentication indicator requirements using an unkeyed checksum in the CAMMAC authdata container.
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Deadline: 2026-11-09   

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-29 16:09:32 UTC
In MIT krb5 release 1.14 and later (since authentication indicator support was added), an authenticated attacker can bypass authentication indicator requirements using an unkeyed checksum in the CAMMAC authdata container.