🛡️ CVE-2024-37371 — debian-linux

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2024-37371 is classified as CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. The code reads past the limits of a buffer, exposing adjacent memory contents or crashing the process.

Affected software

CVE-2024-37371 is recorded against 2 packages.

• debian-linux
• kerberos-5 (fixed in 1.21.3)

Timeline and source

Published on 28 June 2024 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

github.com
web.mit.edu
github.com
security.netapp.com
security.netapp.com
web.mit.edu
cert-portal.siemens.com

Other advisories for this package

debian-linux has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2026-12996 (8.1 High, published 30 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-14355 (5.6 Medium, published 3 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-56968 (3.7 Low, published 23 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-49975 (7.5 High, published 8 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-9256 (8.1 High, published 22 May 2026)
• CVE-2026-46333 (7.1 High, published 15 May 2026)
• CVE-2026-31431 (7.8 High, published 22 Apr 2026)
• CVE-2026-41082 (7.3 High, published 16 Apr 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read) in other software:

• CVE-2019-14492 (8.0 High, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2017-18009 (8.0 High, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-23594 (8.0 High, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2019-14491 (8.0 High, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2017-12599 (8.0 High, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-21728 (8.0 High, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2017-12598 (8.0 High, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2019-16249 (published 9 Jul 2026)

CVE-2024-37371 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

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