CVE-2024-26461
Published: February 27, 2024Last modified: July 22, 2025
Description
Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.21.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | krb5 | Vulnerable (1.20.1-r0) |
| Stream | krb5 | Vulnerable (1.20.1-r2) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | krb5 | Vulnerable (1.20.1-r0) |
| Stream | krb5 | Vulnerable (1.20.1-r2) |