Critical · published April 24, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rxrpc: reject undecryptable rxkad response tickets
rxkad_decrypt_ticket() decrypts the RXKAD response ticket and then
parses the buffer as plaintext without checking whether
crypto_skcipher_decrypt() succeeded.
A malformed RESPONSE can therefore use a non-block-aligned ticket
length, make the decrypt operation fail, and still drive the ticket
parser with attacker-controlled bytes.
Check the decrypt result and abort the connection with RXKADBADTICKET
when ticket decryption fails.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 2.6.22.1, < 6.6.135 | 6.6.135 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.82 | 6.12.82 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.23 | 6.18.23 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.19, < 6.19.13 | 6.19.13 |
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