Red Hat Security Advisory: krb5 security update
Affects Red Hat krb5Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 15:19 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for krb5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support to address CVE-2024-3596. Users should apply the update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A security update for krb5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support addresses a vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-3596. This vulnerability involves a forgery attack related to freeradius. Kerberos is a network authentication system that enhances security by avoiding unencrypted password transmission and enabling mutual authentication via a trusted key distribution center. The update fixes this specific forgery attack vulnerability.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8788 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2263240 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-55453 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2024/rhsa-2024_8788.json (opens in a new tab)