CVE-2026-31637
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22f6258e7b31dba9bf88dce4e3ee7f0f20072e60Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/252157d939d179b5d767cb860ff8fa7f8723b67a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47073aab8a3a5a7b41c9bd37d2a3dcbeeccd6c8aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58fcd1b156152613ba00a064a129fb69507ddd7dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a149dcae23309df9de1c3b6b5d468610ef5ab7dePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75b3b361dd481d942c5f259a82d59718a41092c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a808cd0790b5075aaa2bc3588edf02cd71d352
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe4447cd95623b1cfacc15f280aab73a6d7340b2Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.