CVE-2026-64439

crypto: krb5 - filter out async aead implementations at alloc

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2026 at 08:51 AM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 01:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: krb5 - filter out async aead implementations at alloc krb5_aead_encrypt(), krb5_aead_decrypt() in rfc3961_simplified.c and rfc8009_encrypt(), rfc8009_decrypt() in rfc8009_aes2.c set a NULL completion callback and treat any negative return from crypto_aead_{encrypt,decrypt}() as terminal, falling through to kfree_sensitive(buffer). When the encrypt_name resolves to an async AEAD instance the request returns -EINPROGRESS, the buffer is freed while the backend's worker still holds a pointer, and the worker dereferences the freed slab on completion. KASAN report under UML+SLUB with a synthetic async aead backend bound to krb5->encrypt_name: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in t5_stub_complete+0x7d/0xc7 The helpers were written synchronously, so filter the async instances out at allocation time instead of plumbing crypto_wait_req() through every call site. Reachable via net/rxrpc/rxgk.c, fs/afs/cm_security.c and net/ceph/crypto.c on systems with an async AEAD provider bound to the krb5 enctype name.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.15 ≤ v < 6.18.396.19 ≤ v < 7.1.4244da40f7821b242c4612428d4192230dba27f6.15
Vendor states this is fixed in 2b7bd6dccff14b8b632c5244f1fd506918077221 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6c9dddeb582fde005360f4fe02c760d45ca05fb5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ef6feb77e2d91761427c5b773edc9c97e1b706ad (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

CVSS

9.8CRITICALLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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