Vulnerability · Published Jun 28, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-37371
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity out-of-bounds read in the krb5-devel package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.21.3, an attacker can cause invalid memory reads during GSS message token handling by sending message tokens with invalid length fields.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | krb5-devel | 1.18.2-29.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:5312 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | krb5-devel | 1.21.1-2.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | krb5-libs | 1.18.2-29.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:5312 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | krb5-libs | 1.21.1-2.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | krb5-pkinit | 1.18.2-29.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:5312 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | krb5-pkinit | 1.21.1-2.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | krb5-server | 1.18.2-29.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:5312 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | krb5-server | 1.21.1-2.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | krb5-server-ldap | 1.18.2-29.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:5312 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | krb5-server-ldap | 1.21.1-2.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | krb5-workstation | 1.18.2-29.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:5312 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | krb5-workstation | 1.21.1-2.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libkadm5 | 1.18.2-29.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:5312 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libkadm5 | 1.21.1-2.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mecab | 0.996-2.module_el8.6.0+3340+d764b636 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mecab | 0.996-2.module_el8.10.0+3965+b415b607 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mecab-devel | 0.996-2.module_el8.10.0+3965+b415b607 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mecab-devel | 0.996-2.module_el8.6.0+3340+d764b636 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mecab-ipadic | 2.7.0.20070801-17.module_el8.10.0+3965+b415b607 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mecab-ipadic-EUCJP | 2.7.0.20070801-17.module_el8.10.0+3965+b415b607 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mysql | 8.0.41-1.module_el8.10.0+3965+b415b607 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mysql | 8.0.41-2.el9_5 | ALSA-2025:1671 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mysql-common | 8.0.41-1.module_el8.10.0+3965+b415b607 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mysql-common | 8.0.41-2.el9_5 | ALSA-2025:1671 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mysql-devel | 8.0.41-1.module_el8.10.0+3965+b415b607 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mysql-devel | 8.0.41-2.el9_5 | ALSA-2025:1671 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mysql-errmsg | 8.0.41-1.module_el8.10.0+3965+b415b607 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mysql-errmsg | 8.0.41-2.el9_5 | ALSA-2025:1671 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mysql-libs | 8.0.41-1.module_el8.10.0+3965+b415b607 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mysql-libs | 8.0.41-2.el9_5 | ALSA-2025:1671 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mysql-server | 8.0.41-1.module_el8.10.0+3965+b415b607 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mysql-server | 8.0.41-2.el9_5 | ALSA-2025:1671 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mysql-test | 8.0.41-1.module_el8.10.0+3965+b415b607 | ALSA-2025:1673 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mysql-test | 8.0.41-2.el9_5 | ALSA-2025:1671 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | krb5 | 1.20.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-37371 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | krb5 | 1.20.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-37371 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | krb5 | 1.20.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-37371 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | krb5 | 1.20.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-37371 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | krb5 | 1.20.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-37371 |
| Debian:12 | krb5 | 1.20.1-2+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37371 |
| Debian:12 | krb5 | 1.20.1-2+deb12u2 | DSA-5726-1 |
| Debian:13 | krb5 | 1.21.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37371 |
| Debian:14 | krb5 | 1.21.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37371 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | krb5 | 0:1.18.2-29.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:5312 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mecab | 0:0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+1676+9b4b6e24 | RLSA-2025:1673 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mecab-ipadic | 0:2.7.0.20070801-17.module+el8.10.0+1937+28fbbc83 | RLSA-2025:1673 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mysql | 0:8.0.41-1.module+el8.10.0+1937+28fbbc83.0.1 | RLSA-2025:1673 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | mysql | 0:8.0.41-2.el9_5 | RLSA-2025:1671 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | krb5 | 1.19.2-2ubuntu0.4 | USN-6947-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | krb5 | 1.19.2-2ubuntu0.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-37371 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | krb5 | 1.20.1-6ubuntu2.1 | USN-6947-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | krb5 | 1.20.1-6ubuntu2.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-37371 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H