Red Hat Security Advisory: krb5 security update
Kerberos is a network authentication system, which can improve the security of your network by eliminating the insecure practice of sending passwords over the network in unencrypted form. It allows clients and servers to authenticate to each other with the help of a trusted third party, the Kerberos key distribution center (KDC). Security Fix(es): * krb5: GSS message token handling (CVE-2024-37371) * krb5: GSS message token handling (CVE-2024-37370) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security issued advisory RHSA-2024:5316 addressing two moderate security vulnerabilities in krb5 related to GSS message token handling (CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371). The vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS 7.7 (krb5 version 1.15.1-37.el7_7.4). Kerberos is a network authentication system that uses a trusted third party (KDC) to authenticate clients and servers securely. The advisory provides updated krb5 packages to remediate these issues. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory; users are directed to the CVE pages for further details. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities impact the GSS message token handling in krb5, potentially affecting the security of the Kerberos authentication process. As Kerberos is critical for secure network authentication, these flaws could undermine authentication integrity if exploited. However, the advisory rates the impact as moderate and no known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated krb5 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS 7.7 (krb5-1.15.1-37.el7_7.4) that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official Red Hat security update as detailed in advisory RHSA-2024:5316 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed with an official fix available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: krb5 security update
Description
Kerberos is a network authentication system, which can improve the security of your network by eliminating the insecure practice of sending passwords over the network in unencrypted form. It allows clients and servers to authenticate to each other with the help of a trusted third party, the Kerberos key distribution center (KDC). Security Fix(es): * krb5: GSS message token handling (CVE-2024-37371) * krb5: GSS message token handling (CVE-2024-37370) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security issued advisory RHSA-2024:5316 addressing two moderate security vulnerabilities in krb5 related to GSS message token handling (CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371). The vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS 7.7 (krb5 version 1.15.1-37.el7_7.4). Kerberos is a network authentication system that uses a trusted third party (KDC) to authenticate clients and servers securely. The advisory provides updated krb5 packages to remediate these issues. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory; users are directed to the CVE pages for further details. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities impact the GSS message token handling in krb5, potentially affecting the security of the Kerberos authentication process. As Kerberos is critical for secure network authentication, these flaws could undermine authentication integrity if exploited. However, the advisory rates the impact as moderate and no known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated krb5 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS 7.7 (krb5-1.15.1-37.el7_7.4) that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official Red Hat security update as detailed in advisory RHSA-2024:5316 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed with an official fix available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated 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-2024:5316
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-37371"]
Threat ID: 6a1f4ea1e29bf47b50087c90
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:44:01 UTC
Last enriched: 07/04/2026, 01:30:23 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
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