Critical severity · published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-45988
rxrpc: Fix re-decryption of RESPONSE packets
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.22 before 6.6.140; 6.7 before 6.12.86; 6.13 before 6.18.27; 6.19 before 7.0.4 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea before d61482be4aae1835b78875761206241835a7510e; 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea before 7b89868305052b94a91b708c462bc2281fa42a4a; 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea before 76cb9a2d252274adfae6e293a292434631a7d472; 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea before f55b383070170e988e4dec28be2af1714d258521; 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea before 0422e7a4883f25101903f3e8105c0808aa5f4ce9; 2.6.22 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45988
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45988
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0422e7a4883f25101903f3e8105c0808aa5f4ce9
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76cb9a2d252274adfae6e293a292434631a7d472
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b89868305052b94a91b708c462bc2281fa42a4a
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d61482be4aae1835b78875761206241835a7510e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f55b383070170e988e4dec28be2af1714d258521
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