CVE-2006-6143 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2006-6143: The RPC library in Kerberos 5 1.4 through 1.4.4, and 1.5 through 1.5.1, as used in Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and other products that use this library, calls an uninitialized function pointer in freed memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possib

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2006-6143 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

krb5→ fixed in1.4.4-6urgency: high

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y krb5

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

krb5→ fixed in1.4.4-6urgency: high

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y krb5

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

krb5→ fixed in1.4.4-6urgency: high

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y krb5

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