CVE-2024-26461 is a memory leak vulnerability in Kerberos 5 (krb5) version 1.21.2, specifically located in the k5sealv3.c file, affecting products from MIT and NetApp. It carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity that can lead to high availability impact, though it does not compromise confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.21.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_volumes_ontap_mediator:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:management_services_for_element_software_and_netapp_hci:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Third-Party Package Updates in Splunk User Behavior Analytics (UBA) - July 2025
Jul 30, 2025HP ThinPro 8.1 SP7 Security Updates
Jun 3, 2025HP ThinPro 8.1 SP7 Security Updates
Jun 3, 2025CVE-2024-26461
Sep 10, 2024krb5: Memory leak at /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c
Feb 28, 2024Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.21.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c.
Feb 13, 2024