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SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5: 2024:2302-1 Important: krb5 GSS Token Issues

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Calendar Grey July 4, 2024
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Crucial patches released for krb5 addressing memory leak concerns and enhancing GSS token security in SUSE Linux variants.
* bsc#1227186 * bsc#1227187 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-37370

Summary

## This update for krb5 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-37370: Fixed confidential GSS krb5 wrap tokens with invalid fields were errouneously accepted (bsc#1227186). * CVE-2024-37371: Fixed invalid memory read when processing message tokens with invalid length fields (bsc#1227187). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-2302=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-2302=1 * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP5-2024-2302=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5

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security advisory important system patch memory issue SUSE krb5 GSS tokens

References

* bsc#1227186

* bsc#1227187

Cross-

* CVE-2024-37370

* CVE-2024-37371

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-37370 ( SUSE ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-37371 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* Server Applications Module 15-SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

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* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-37370.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-37371.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:2302-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory important system patch memory issue SUSE krb5 GSS tokens

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