CVE-2026-60109
Description
A flaw was found in Zeek's Kerberos protocol analyzer. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a vulnerability by sending a specially crafted Kerberos KRB_ERROR message. This can lead to a null pointer dereference due to a mismatch in the parser and analyzer state, causing the Zeek sensor to crash. This vulnerability results in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
NULL pointer dereferences usually result in the failure of the process unless exception handling (on some platforms) is available and implemented. Even when exception handling is being used, it can still be very difficult to return the software to a safe state of operation.
Integrity,Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; Read Memory; Modify Memory
In rare circumstances, when NULL is equivalent to the 0x0 memory address and privileged code can access it, then writing or reading memory is possible, which may lead to code execution.
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