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NVD description
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.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
NONE
Patch
AVAILABLE
Momentum
NONE
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() an… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80924
Post summary
The text announces that CVE‑2026‑80924 in the Linux kernel has been fixed, noting the specific use of kfree_sensitive() to mitigate the issue.