CVE-2024-37370 Affecting libkadm5 package, versions <0:1.21.1-2.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.75% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-LIBKADM5-7896426
  • published4 Sept 2024
  • disclosed3 Sept 2024

Introduced: 3 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-37370  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 libkadm5 to version 0:1.21.1-2.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:6166.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libkadm5 package and not the libkadm5 package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.21.3, an attacker can modify the plaintext Extra Count field of a confidential GSS krb5 wrap token, causing the unwrapped token to appear truncated to the application.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1