CVE-2024-37370 Affecting krb5-libs package, versions <0:1.15.1-55.el7_9.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KRB5LIBS-7945393
  • published13 Sept 2024
  • disclosed27 Jun 2024

Introduced: 27 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-37370  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 krb5-libs to version 0:1.15.1-55.el7_9.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:5076.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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 Scores

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