pam-krb5 could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted response.
Russ Allbery discovered that pam-krb5 incorrectly handled some responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
31 March 2020
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
pam-krb5 could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted response.
Russ Allbery discovered that pam-krb5 incorrectly handled some responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.