CVE-2026-45988 (GCVE-0-2026-45988)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-27 12:55
Modified
2026-10-19 19:26
Severity ?
Summary
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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Linux Linux Version: 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea
Version: 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea
Version: 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea
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