CVE-2026-46012

MEDIUM

rxrpc: Fix memory leaks in rxkad_verify_response()

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix memory leaks in rxkad_verify_response() Fix rxkad_verify_response() to free the ticket and the server key under all circumstances by initialising the ticket pointer to NULL and then making all paths through the function after the first allocation has been done go through a single common epilogue that just releases everything - where all the releases skip on a NULL pointer.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 2.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (18)
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 6.6.140linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.27linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 7.0.4linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.86linux
Linux/Linux < 5.11
Linux/Linux 5.11
Linux/Linux 6.12.86 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.18.27 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux 6.6.140 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 7.0.4 - 7.0.*
... and 8 more
Published May 27, 2026
Tracked Since May 27, 2026