Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix memory leaks in rxkad_verify_response() Fix rxkad_verify_response() to free the ticket and the server key under all circumstances by initialising the ticket pointer to NULL and then making all paths through the function after the first allocation has been done go through a single common epilogue that just releases everything - where all the releases skip on a NULL pointer.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/34f61a07e0cdefaecd3ec03bb5fb22215643678f Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/852b9d64cea421336579b2de3d1338dfa677e2dd Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/861b9a0a1823bf064a7b810d29502a9ef043f40f Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4b8f32e73eafd4a5076be890c7c8506ec04567c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c91f33fb8356dedc82bc56ce210f1a5dbee62a52 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c14433e967cff95bebc77c9c4a2a0ed4e0e22783
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 2 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-401
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