Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-26458 CVE-2024-26461 |
CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system krb5 (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU88225
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26458
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak in /krb5/src/lib/rpc/pmap_rmt.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 8.0
krb5 (Red Hat package): before 1.18.2-27.el8_10
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3268
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU88226
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26461
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 8.0
krb5 (Red Hat package): before 1.18.2-27.el8_10
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3268
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.