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

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.18.34, 7.0.11
CVEs
CVE-2026-64208
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 19:58 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

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

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Jul 2026, 15:23 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-64208

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.18.34, 7.0.11

Complete source record
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