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CVE-2026-80924

Last refreshed2026-10-19

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-80924

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-80924
CVSS Score / Version
7.5 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-10-19
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Prose
attack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is none; availability impact is none.
Affected products
Linux Kernel

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
LinuxLinux Kernel
SubsystemsOT Supporting Infrastructure
SectorsAll Sectors

What to Know

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.

What to Do

Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80924
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80924

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