CVE-2026-80924
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80924
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-80924.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-80924
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-09-09T16:19:44Z
- Modified
- 2026-09-10T03:48:25Z
- Summary
- crypto: krb5 - use kfree_sensitive() for derived key buffers
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: krb5 - use kfree_sensitive() for derived key buffers
crypto_krb5_prepare_encryption() and crypto_krb5_prepare_checksum() free the buffer holding the freshly derived keys with plain kfree(), leaving the key material behind in the freed slab object.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/80xxx/CVE-2026-80924.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/731a5b6fb4c1705f9405d9029dd64ea81e336207
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91b96dc9cc250cd16751f53de525cf3442ca0962
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1bf79365794783b19f5b09e8a23f7ee311e8931
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7d53dd3f267e46a784f219a75072f2f400d42b9
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/80xxx/CVE-2026-80924.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80924
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced3936f02bf2d3308a7359dd37dd96cd60603d8170Fixed731a5b6fb4c1705f9405d9029dd64ea81e336207Fixed91b96dc9cc250cd16751f53de525cf3442ca0962Fixeda1bf79365794783b19f5b09e8a23f7ee311e8931Fixedf7d53dd3f267e46a784f219a75072f2f400d42b9