CVE-2026-80924
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.
- Published Sep 9, 2026
- CVSS 7.5 high
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- A fix is available