MGASA-2024-0385 - Updated krb5 packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 02 Dec 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0385.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2024-3596

RADIUS Protocol under RFC 2865 is susceptible to forgery attacks by a
local attacker who can modify any valid Response (Access-Accept,
Access-Reject, or Access-Challenge) to any other response using a
chosen-prefix collision attack against MD5 Response Authenticator
signature. (CVE-2024-3596)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33769
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/REJM7FX5TXBAJNRQ7XSMGPQSLMSSGMA3/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-3596

SRPMS:
- 9/core/krb5-1.20.1-1.3.mga9

Mageia 2024-0385: krb5 Security Advisory Updates

RADIUS Protocol under RFC 2865 is susceptible to forgery attacks by a local attacker who can modify any valid Response (Access-Accept, Access-Reject, or Access-Challenge) to any ot...

Summary

RADIUS Protocol under RFC 2865 is susceptible to forgery attacks by a local attacker who can modify any valid Response (Access-Accept, Access-Reject, or Access-Challenge) to any other response using a chosen-prefix collision attack against MD5 Response Authenticator signature. (CVE-2024-3596)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33769

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/REJM7FX5TXBAJNRQ7XSMGPQSLMSSGMA3/

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-3596

Resolution

MGASA-2024-0385 - Updated krb5 packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 9/core/krb5-1.20.1-1.3.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 02 Dec 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0385.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2024-3596

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