Red Hat Security Advisory: krb5 security update
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for krb5, the Kerberos network authentication system, addressing two vulnerabilities related to GSS message token handling (CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371). These vulnerabilities have been rated with moderate security impact by Red Hat. The advisory provides updated krb5 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. 2 AUS to remediate these issues. Kerberos helps secure network authentication by avoiding unencrypted password transmission and relies on a trusted key distribution center. The vulnerabilities specifically affect message token handling within the GSS API component of krb5. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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Technical Summary
This Red Hat security advisory (RHSA-2024:5884) addresses two moderate-impact vulnerabilities in krb5 related to GSS message token handling, identified as CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371. Kerberos (krb5) is a network authentication protocol that uses a trusted third party (KDC) to authenticate clients and servers securely. The vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS and related krb5 packages. Red Hat has released updated krb5 packages to fix these issues. The advisory does not include CVSS scores but rates the impact as moderate. No exploits are currently known in the wild. The vendor advisory includes detailed package updates and instructions for applying the patch.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities impact the GSS message token handling in krb5, potentially affecting the security of Kerberos authentication processes. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate. There are no known active exploits in the wild. The vulnerabilities could affect systems running the affected krb5 versions on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS. No further impact details or CVSS scores are provided in the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated krb5 packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5884 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these official patches is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: krb5 security update
Description
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for krb5, the Kerberos network authentication system, addressing two vulnerabilities related to GSS message token handling (CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371). These vulnerabilities have been rated with moderate security impact by Red Hat. The advisory provides updated krb5 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. 2 AUS to remediate these issues. Kerberos helps secure network authentication by avoiding unencrypted password transmission and relies on a trusted key distribution center. The vulnerabilities specifically affect message token handling within the GSS API component of krb5. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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Technical Analysis
This Red Hat security advisory (RHSA-2024:5884) addresses two moderate-impact vulnerabilities in krb5 related to GSS message token handling, identified as CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371. Kerberos (krb5) is a network authentication protocol that uses a trusted third party (KDC) to authenticate clients and servers securely. The vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS and related krb5 packages. Red Hat has released updated krb5 packages to fix these issues. The advisory does not include CVSS scores but rates the impact as moderate. No exploits are currently known in the wild. The vendor advisory includes detailed package updates and instructions for applying the patch.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities impact the GSS message token handling in krb5, potentially affecting the security of Kerberos authentication processes. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate. There are no known active exploits in the wild. The vulnerabilities could affect systems running the affected krb5 versions on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS. No further impact details or CVSS scores are provided in the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated krb5 packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5884 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these official patches is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:5884
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-37371"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4ea0e29bf47b500878c2
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 9:44:00 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 10:26:33 PM
Last updated: 6/3/2026, 4:59:18 AM
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