MIT Kerberos 5 1.21.2 k5sealv3.c memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MIT Kerberos 5 1.21.2. This impacts an unknown function in the library /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c. The manipulation results in memory leak. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-26461. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MIT Kerberos 5 1.21.2 (Network Authentication Software). Affected is some unknown functionality in the library /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.21.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c.

The weakness was disclosed 02/26/2024 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-26461 since 02/19/2024. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/31/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210816 (RHEL 9 : krb5 (RHSA-2024:9331)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (210816) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1730). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Xerox FreeFlow Print Server

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 210816
Nessus Name: RHEL 9 : krb5 (RHSA-2024:9331)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/19/2024 🔍
02/26/2024 +7 days 🔍
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05/31/2026 +825 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mit.edu

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-26461 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-26461
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-254802
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1730 - Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff

Entryinfo

Created: 02/26/2024 21:23
Updated: 05/31/2026 06:19
Changes: 02/26/2024 21:23 (39), 08/14/2024 19:33 (27), 11/13/2024 04:21 (2), 03/18/2025 07:38 (2), 03/18/2025 07:39 (1), 05/31/2026 06:19 (7)
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Committer: tas50
Cache ID: 216::103

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