CVE-2024-26458
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.21.2 contains a memory leak in /krb5/src/lib/rpc/pmap_rmt.c.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
1 source with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 55th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
The patch came 287 days before any public exploit.
- OpenVAS check added
- Public exploit / PoCsource: github-poc
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- OpenSUSE LeapOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance ComputingOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Linux Enterprise MicroOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Manager Retail Branch ServerOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Manager ProxyOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Manager ServerOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Enterprise StorageOperating Systems / linux-distro
- active iq unified managerHardware Firmware
- cloud volumes ontap mediatorHardware Firmware
- management services for element software and netapp hciHardware Firmware
- ontap 9Hardware Firmware
- ontap select deploy administration utilityHardware Firmware
- h610c firmwareHardware Firmware
- h610s firmwareHardware Firmware
- h615c firmwareHardware Firmware
And 6 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Scored 5.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- github.com/LuMingYinDetect/krb5_defects/blob/main/krb5_detect_1.md
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240415-0010/
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-26458&
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