SB2024040943 - SUSE update for krb5 



SB2024040943 - SUSE update for krb5

Published: April 9, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024040943
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26458)

The 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.


2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26461)

The 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.