Red Hat Security Advisory: krb5 security update
Affects Red Hat krb5Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 15:17 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an update for krb5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the official update as described in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the update.
Description
A security update for krb5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 addresses a vulnerability (CVE-2024-3596) involving a forgery attack in freeradius. Kerberos is a network authentication system that enhances security by avoiding unencrypted password transmission. This update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security and fixes the identified vulnerability.