Red Hat Security Advisory: krb5 security update
A moderate severity security update has been issued for the krb5 package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 0, addressing vulnerabilities including CVE-2024-37371 related to GSS message token handling. 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 these issues to improve the security of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
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Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security released an advisory (RHSA-2024:5630) for krb5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0, addressing two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371). The primary fix targets a flaw in GSS message token handling within the Kerberos authentication system. Kerberos facilitates secure mutual authentication between clients and servers using a trusted third party (KDC). This update mitigates the identified security issues by patching the krb5 packages distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 variants, including AppStream and BaseOS for multiple architectures.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the krb5 implementation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0, potentially impacting the security of network authentication processes that rely on Kerberos. Exploitation could undermine the integrity of GSS message token handling, possibly affecting authentication reliability. However, no known exploits are currently reported in the wild. The update is rated as having a moderate security impact by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official security update is available from Red Hat for krb5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5630 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the vulnerabilities. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: krb5 security update
Description
A moderate severity security update has been issued for the krb5 package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 0, addressing vulnerabilities including CVE-2024-37371 related to GSS message token handling. 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 these issues to improve the security of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security released an advisory (RHSA-2024:5630) for krb5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0, addressing two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371). The primary fix targets a flaw in GSS message token handling within the Kerberos authentication system. Kerberos facilitates secure mutual authentication between clients and servers using a trusted third party (KDC). This update mitigates the identified security issues by patching the krb5 packages distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 variants, including AppStream and BaseOS for multiple architectures.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the krb5 implementation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0, potentially impacting the security of network authentication processes that rely on Kerberos. Exploitation could undermine the integrity of GSS message token handling, possibly affecting authentication reliability. However, no known exploits are currently reported in the wild. The update is rated as having a moderate security impact by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official security update is available from Red Hat for krb5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5630 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the vulnerabilities. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the issue. 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-2024:5630
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-37371"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4ea1e29bf47b50087c83
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 9:44:01 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 10:26:48 PM
Last updated: 6/3/2026, 5:03:45 AM
Views: 3
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