CVE-2026-80924
crypto: krb5 - use kfree_sensitive() for derived key buffers
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: krb5 - use kfree_sensitive() for derived key buffers crypto_krb5_prepare_encryption() and crypto_krb5_prepare_checksum() free the buffer holding the freshly derived keys with plain kfree(), leaving the key material behind in the freed slab object.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Sep 10, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
3936f02bf2d3308a7359dd37dd96cd60603d8170 < 731a5b6fb4c1705f9405d9029dd64ea81e336207 3936f02bf2d3308a7359dd37dd96cd60603d8170 < 91b96dc9cc250cd16751f53de525cf3442ca0962 3936f02bf2d3308a7359dd37dd96cd60603d8170 < a1bf79365794783b19f5b09e8a23f7ee311e8931 3936f02bf2d3308a7359dd37dd96cd60603d8170 < f7d53dd3f267e46a784f219a75072f2f400d42b9
Linux / Linux
6.15
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/731a5b6fb4c1705f9405d9029dd64ea81e336207 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91b96dc9cc250cd16751f53de525cf3442ca0962 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1bf79365794783b19f5b09e8a23f7ee311e8931 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7d53dd3f267e46a784f219a75072f2f400d42b9