CVE-2021-36222: ec_verify in kdc/kdc_preauth_ec.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.18.4 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 allows remote attackers to cause a NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash. This occurs because a return value is not properly managed in a certain situation.

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2021-Jul

Released

2021-10-15

Last Updated

2021-12-16

EPSS Score

9.23% (percentile: 92.7%)

FAQ

Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability? One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.

Affected Products (2)

Other

• 17015-16820
• 18984-16823

Revision History

• 2021-10-15: Information published.
• 2021-12-16: Added krb5 to CBL-Mariner 2.0