rxrpc: reject undecryptable rxkad response tickets
CVE-2026-31637 is fixed in 37 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1695, released May 8, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: reject undecryptable rxkad response tickets rxkad_decrypt_ticket() decrypts the RXKAD response ticket and then parses the buffer as plaintext without checking whether crypto_skcipher_decrypt() succeeded. A malformed RESPONSE can therefore use a non-block-aligned ticket length, make the decrypt operation fail, and still drive the ticket parser with attacker-controlled bytes. Check the decrypt result and abort the connection with RXKADBADTICKET when ticket decryption fails.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.12.83-113.160 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.18.25-55.108 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.176-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31637 | May 15, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.85-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31637 | May 15, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.19.13-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31637 | May 15, 2026 |
| perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 | May 8, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1693 | May 8, 2026 |
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