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
This advisory covers two moderate severity vulnerabilities in the krb5 package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants. Both CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371 involve issues in GSS message token handling within the Kerberos authentication system. The vulnerabilities could potentially impact the secure authentication process facilitated by the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC). Red Hat has released updated krb5 packages to address these issues. The advisory references Red Hat Bugzilla entries BZ-2294676 and BZ-2294677 for the respective CVEs. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as moderate by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the GSS message token handling in krb5, which is critical for secure mutual authentication in Kerberos. Exploitation could undermine the integrity of the authentication process, potentially allowing attackers to interfere with or bypass authentication mechanisms. However, the advisory does not provide detailed impact scenarios or confirm active exploitation in the wild. The overall security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated krb5 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5643 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
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
This advisory covers two moderate severity vulnerabilities in the krb5 package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants. Both CVE-2024-37370 and CVE-2024-37371 involve issues in GSS message token handling within the Kerberos authentication system. The vulnerabilities could potentially impact the secure authentication process facilitated by the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC). Red Hat has released updated krb5 packages to address these issues. The advisory references Red Hat Bugzilla entries BZ-2294676 and BZ-2294677 for the respective CVEs. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as moderate by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the GSS message token handling in krb5, which is critical for secure mutual authentication in Kerberos. Exploitation could undermine the integrity of the authentication process, potentially allowing attackers to interfere with or bypass authentication mechanisms. However, the advisory does not provide detailed impact scenarios or confirm active exploitation in the wild. The overall security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated krb5 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5643 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issues. 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-2024:5643
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-37371"]
Threat ID: 6a1f4ea1e29bf47b50087c7b
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:44:01 UTC
Last enriched: 07/04/2026, 01:29:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:51:16 UTC
Views: 56
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