Bug 2266740 (CVE-2024-26461) - CVE-2024-26461 krb5: Memory leak at /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c
Summary: CVE-2024-26461 krb5: Memory leak at /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2024-26461
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2266741
Blocks: 2266745
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2024-02-28 21:14 UTC by Pedro Sampaio
Modified: 2024-07-12 09:28 UTC (History)
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A memory leak flaw was found in krb5 in /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c. This issue can lead to a denial of service through memory exhaustion.
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:3268 0 None None None 2024-05-22 11:41:03 UTC

Description Pedro Sampaio 2024-02-28 21:14:29 UTC 
Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.21.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c. 

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https://github.com/LuMingYinDetect/krb5_defects/blob/main/krb5_detect_2.md
Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2024-02-28 21:14:51 UTC 
Created krb5 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2266741]
Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2024-05-22 11:41:01 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2024:3268 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3268
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