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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE-2024-26461

High
7.5/10

Summary

Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) contains a Memory Leak vulnerability in `/krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c`.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published