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Echo: krb5: security update to 1.20.1-2+deb12u2+e1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 455604

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.21.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c.
 (CVE-2024-26461)

Solution

Update the krb5 library and its related packages to version 1.20.1-2+deb12u2+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2024-26461

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 455604

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-26461

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-26461