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Memory Leak Affecting krb5-libs package, versions <0:1.15.1-55.amzn2.2.7

Severity

0.0
medium
0
10

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KRB5LIBS-6663538
  • published 19 Apr 2024
  • disclosed 29 Feb 2024
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Introduced: 29 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-26461 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-401 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 krb5-libs to version 0:1.15.1-55.amzn2.2.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2512.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5-libs package and not the krb5-libs package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.21.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

5.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.5 high
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Red Hat

5.9 medium