CVE-2026-63925
HIGH
8.1
CVSS 3.1
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
macsec: fix replay protection at XPN lower-PN wrap
In macsec_post_decrypt(), when pn is U32_MAX, pn + 1 overflows u32 to 0
and the first branch never fires. If next_pn_halves.lower is also in the
upper half, pn_same_half(pn, lower) is true and the XPN else-if does not
fire either, leaving next_pn_halves unchanged. An attacker that captures
the legitimate frame carrying pn == 0xFFFFFFFF on an XPN association
can then replay it indefinitely, since lowest_pn never rises above
the captured pn and macsec_decrypt() reconstructs the same IV.
Extend the XPN else-if to also fire when pn + 1 wraps to 0, so receipt
of pn == U32_MAX advances next_pn_halves to (upper + 1, 0).
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
8.1
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | — | a21ecf0e033807b976967286e6c392f48ee2049f < dd7306779c6ce1238f4cdc34f3c1f2246b854457, a21ecf0e033807b976967286e6c392f48ee2049f < d15130461df388136b62a7b0ce9f66e7e2fa9ff1, a21ecf0e033807b976967286e6c392f48ee2049f < 23c0e230eab397d7f68be2538790ac41d3bb91fd, a21ecf0e033807b976967286e6c392f48ee2049f < 679e13a65e68a67c8b3c0467c02ee89157ec6f0f … |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.7, 0 < 5.7, 5.10.259 ≤ 5.10.*, 5.15.210 ≤ 5.15.* … |
CVSS scores (1)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | HIGH | 3.1 | cna | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
References (8)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd7306779c6ce1238f4cdc34f3c1f2246b854457
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d15130461df388136b62a7b0ce9f66e7e2fa9ff1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23c0e230eab397d7f68be2538790ac41d3bb91fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/679e13a65e68a67c8b3c0467c02ee89157ec6f0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79495a1b0944fe31ffd54b54b00211b493590d62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d00f5c7e5ff7ec4795b7f5f8ed88bd346641652
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d55acbe577db892b60547b6ef1c020b359331a6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e68842b3356471ba56c882209f324613dac47f64