It is possible to bypass the Kerberos pre-authentication check in Apache Kerby by sending a PA-DATA with an unrecognized or unsupported type. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.
A flaw was found in Apache Kerby. An attacker can bypass the Kerberos pre-authentication check by sending a Pre-Authentication Data (PA-DATA) packet with an unrecognized or unsupported type. This vulnerability allows an attacker to circumvent the initial authentication step, potentially leading to unauthorized access or impersonation within a Kerberos-protected environment.
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.