Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto/krb5, rxrpc: Fix lack of pre-decrypt/pre-verify length checks

Change the krb5 crypto library to provide facilities to precheck the length
of the message about to be decrypted or verified.

Fix AF_RXRPC to make use of this to validate DATA packets secured with
RxGK.
Published: 2026-07-24
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8618-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-131

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto/krb5, rxrpc: Fix lack of pre-decrypt/pre-verify length checks Change the krb5 crypto library to provide facilities to precheck the length of the message about to be decrypted or verified. Fix AF_RXRPC to make use of this to validate DATA packets secured with RxGK.
Title crypto/krb5, rxrpc: Fix lack of pre-decrypt/pre-verify length checks
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-27T04:58:50.652Z

Reserved: 2026-07-19T15:36:31.769Z

Link: CVE-2026-64208

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-64208 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-27T06:30:10Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

  • CWE-120

    Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

  • CWE-131

    Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size