CVE-2026-74578

Plaintext recovery via asynchronous IV race

Published Aug 16, 2026 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Information disclosure in the Linux AF_ALG skcipher interface allows local users to recover plaintext from concurrent cipher operations. The asynchronous skcipher_recvmsg() path passes the shared ctx->iv to an in-flight request after releasing the socket lock, allowing concurrent ALG_SET_IV updates to cause IV and keystream reuse. Exploitation requires unprivileged local access to the same keyed socket and exposes or corrupts only its concurrent cryptographic operation.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in the Linux AF_ALG skcipher interface allows local users to recover plaintext from concurrent cipher operations. The asynchronous skcipher_recvmsg() path passes the shared ctx->iv to an in-flight request after releasing the socket lock, allowing concurrent ALG_SET_IV updates to cause IV and keystream reuse. Exploitation requires unprivileged local access to the same keyed socket and exposes or corrupts only its concurrent cryptographic operation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-74578
Published
Aug 16, 2026
Updated
Aug 16, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
CWE-1204, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.14
  2. Affected versionversion=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <60eafc7b08c6689ea3ad39eff8d97aefc8a087c7
  3. Affected versionversion=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <73dd3bf704ca6c20639de70c08e9a10bee904a95
  4. Affected versionversion=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <7b91e51d0eb7cbb07f7f086f9176bd93dbbc85dd
  5. Affected versionversion=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <b05defc41b27c7d0c05c45f67bf5b91c28f93669
  6. Affected versionversion=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <bf09b0be8e851f050e98da702d247c14d81b591a
  7. Affected versionversion=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <d7860b682da55433b5da0591b0e4c1982ecd2689
  8. Affected versionversion=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <f1a87ca0843d74482402a206ea2dfb315ee9acbd
  9. Affected versionversion=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <fcc77d33a34cf271702e8daafb6c593e4626776d

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=4.14; version=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <60eafc7b08c6689ea3ad39eff8d97aefc8a087c7; version=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <73dd3bf704ca6c20639de70c08e9a10bee904a95; version=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <7b91e51d0eb7cbb07f7f086f9176bd93dbbc85dd; version=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <b05defc41b27c7d0c05c45f67bf5b91c28f93669; version=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <bf09b0be8e851f050e98da702d247c14d81b591a; version=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <d7860b682da55433b5da0591b0e4c1982ecd2689; version=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <f1a87ca0843d74482402a206ea2dfb315ee9acbd; version=e870456d8e7c8d57c059ea479b5aadbb55ff4c3a <fcc77d33a34cf271702e8daafb6c593e4626776d

Published CVSS scores

7.1Linux CNACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
5.5Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1204Generation of Weak Initialization Vector (IV)
T1005Data from Local System

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