CVE-2026-45988
rxrpc: Fix re-decryption of RESPONSE packets
Vexday Risk Score
28Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 9.8EPSS 0.5%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
27 May 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0422e7a4883f25101903f3e8105c0808aa5f4ce9https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76cb9a2d252274adfae6e293a292434631a7d472https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b89868305052b94a91b708c462bc2281fa42a4ahttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d61482be4aae1835b78875761206241835a7510ehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f55b383070170e988e4dec28be2af1714d258521