Red Hat Security Advisory: krb5 security update
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.
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Technical Summary
This advisory addresses two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371) in the krb5 package used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. Both issues relate to GSS message token handling. Red Hat has released updated krb5 packages (version 1.15.1-55.el7_9.2) for various architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64, and ppc64le. The advisory rates the security impact as moderate and directs users to apply the update to remediate the vulnerabilities. No detailed CVSS score or exploit information is provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the krb5 package's handling of GSS message tokens, which could potentially impact authentication or message integrity mechanisms relying on Kerberos. Red Hat rates the impact as moderate, indicating a security concern that warrants patching but is not classified as critical or high severity. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for krb5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. Users should apply the updated krb5 packages (version 1.15.1-55.el7_9.2) as provided by Red Hat to remediate these vulnerabilities. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: krb5 security update
Description
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
This advisory addresses two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371) in the krb5 package used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. Both issues relate to GSS message token handling. Red Hat has released updated krb5 packages (version 1.15.1-55.el7_9.2) for various architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64, and ppc64le. The advisory rates the security impact as moderate and directs users to apply the update to remediate the vulnerabilities. No detailed CVSS score or exploit information is provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the krb5 package's handling of GSS message tokens, which could potentially impact authentication or message integrity mechanisms relying on Kerberos. Red Hat rates the impact as moderate, indicating a security concern that warrants patching but is not classified as critical or high severity. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for krb5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. Users should apply the updated krb5 packages (version 1.15.1-55.el7_9.2) as provided by Red Hat to remediate these vulnerabilities. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:5076
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-37371"]
Threat ID: 6a1f4ea1e29bf47b50087ca0
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:44:01 UTC
Last enriched: 07/04/2026, 01:30:47 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 48
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