CVE-2026-46012 | rxrpc: Fix memory leaks in rxkad_verify_response()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix memory leaks in rxkad_verify_response() Fix rxkad_verify_response() to free the ticket and the server key under all circumstances by initialising the ticket pointer to NULL and then making all paths through the function after the first allocation has been done go through a single common epilogue that just releases everything - where all the releases skip on a NULL pointer.

Published: 2026-05-27 Last update: 2026-05-27 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-46012 is rated Low Risk (5.2/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-46012

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-28 0.02%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-46012

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-46012

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-46012

GHSA-29h5-9g4g-x624 · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix memory leaks in...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-46012

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-46012 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46012
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46012
suse high https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46012/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-46012 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1422 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1024, ignored 169, needed 94, released 84, not-affected 45, pending 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-46012

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-46012

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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References for CVE-2026-46012

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