A flaw was found in libkcapi. When performing one-shot symmetric cipher operations on large inputs (over 64 KiB) in stateful modes such as Counter (CTR) or Cipher Block Chaining (CBC), the library improperly reuses the Initialization Vector (IV) for each internal data chunk. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this by making an application that uses libkcapi process specially crafted large inputs. This can lead to a significant weakening of data confidentiality, as the repeated IV use can expose relationships in encrypted plaintext, and may also affect data integrity by causing incorrect cryptographic processing.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade libkcapi | Aug 25, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade libkcapi-fipscheck-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-debugsourceUpgrade libkcapi-hmaccalcUpgrade libkcapi-tests-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-hasher-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapiUpgrade libkcapi-tools-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-hmaccalc-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-hasher | Aug 10, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade libkcapiUpgrade libkcapi-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-hmaccalcUpgrade libkcapi-hasherUpgrade libkcapi-hasher-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-hmaccalc-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-debugsource | Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
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