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-2024-37370) * krb5: GSS message token handling (CVE-2024-37371) 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
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2024:4734) for krb5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants to address two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371) related to GSS message token handling. Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that prevents sending passwords in unencrypted form by using a trusted third party (KDC). The advisory rates the impact as moderate and provides updated krb5 packages to fix these issues. The advisory references detailed CVE pages for further information. No CVSS scores were provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the GSS message token handling in krb5, potentially impacting the security of Kerberos authentication processes. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The issues could affect the integrity or reliability of authentication tokens exchanged between clients and servers using Kerberos.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update for krb5 is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants, including Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Update Services for SAP Solutions, and Telecommunications Update Service. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2024:4734) and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the vulnerabilities. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
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-2024-37370) * krb5: GSS message token handling (CVE-2024-37371) 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 an advisory (RHSA-2024:4734) for krb5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants to address two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371) related to GSS message token handling. Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that prevents sending passwords in unencrypted form by using a trusted third party (KDC). The advisory rates the impact as moderate and provides updated krb5 packages to fix these issues. The advisory references detailed CVE pages for further information. No CVSS scores were provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the GSS message token handling in krb5, potentially impacting the security of Kerberos authentication processes. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The issues could affect the integrity or reliability of authentication tokens exchanged between clients and servers using Kerberos.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update for krb5 is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants, including Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Update Services for SAP Solutions, and Telecommunications Update Service. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2024:4734) and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the vulnerabilities. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:4734
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-37371"]
Threat ID: 6a1f4ea1e29bf47b50087cae
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:44:01 UTC
Last enriched: 07/04/2026, 01:31:31 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 63
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