Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rxrpc: Fix key reference count leak from call->key
When creating a client call in rxrpc_alloc_client_call(), the code obtains a reference to the key. This is never cleaned up and gets leaked when the call is destroyed.
Fix this by freeing call->key in rxrpc_destroy_call().
Before the patch, it shows the key reference counter elevated:
$ cat /proc/keys | grep afs@54321 1bffe9cd I--Q--i 8053480 4169w 3b010000 1000 1000 rxrpc afs@54321: ka $
After the patch, the invalidated key is removed when the code exits:
$ cat /proc/keys | grep afs@54321 $
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= f3441d4125fc98995858550a5521b8d7daf0504a, < f1a7a3ab0f35f83cf11bba906b9e948cf3788c28; >= f3441d4125fc98995858550a5521b8d7daf0504a, < e6b7943c5dc875647499da09bf4d50a8557ab0c3; >= f3441d4125fc98995858550a5521b8d7daf0504a, < 2e6ef713b1598f6acd7f302fa6b12b6731c89914; >= f3441d4125fc98995858550a5521b8d7daf0504a, < 978108902ee4ef2b348ff7ec36ad014dc5bc6dc6; >= f3441d4125fc98995858550a5521b8d7daf0504a, < d666540d217e8d420544ebdfbadeedd623562733 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.2 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e6ef713b1598f6acd7f302fa6b12b6731c89914Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978108902ee4ef2b348ff7ec36ad014dc5bc6dc6Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d666540d217e8d420544ebdfbadeedd623562733Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6b7943c5dc875647499da09bf4d50a8557ab0c3Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a7a3ab0f35f83cf11bba906b9e948cf3788c28Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 24, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 11, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed