CVE-2026-80924 — crypto: krb5 - use kfree_sensitive() for derived key buffers
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_kr…
Published: 2026-09-09 · CVSS: 7.5 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7