Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 27, 2026· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2026-45988
CVE-2026-45988
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rxrpc: Fix re-decryption of RESPONSE packets
If a RESPONSE packet gets a temporary failure during processing, it may end up in a partially decrypted state - and then get requeued for a retry.
Fix this by just discarding the packet; we will send another CHALLENGE packet and thereby elicit a further response. Similarly, discard an incoming CHALLENGE packet if we get an error whilst generating a RESPONSE; the server will send another CHALLENGE.
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References
5- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0422e7a4883f25101903f3e8105c0808aa5f4ce9nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/76cb9a2d252274adfae6e293a292434631a7d472nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b89868305052b94a91b708c462bc2281fa42a4anvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d61482be4aae1835b78875761206241835a7510envdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f55b383070170e988e4dec28be2af1714d258521nvdPatch
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