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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade libkcapiUpgrade libkcapi-hmaccalc | Oct 11, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade libkcapi | Aug 25, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade libkcapi-hasherUpgrade libkcapi-hasher-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapiUpgrade libkcapi-hmaccalc-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-tools-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-hmaccalcUpgrade libkcapi-fipscheck-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-debugsourceUpgrade libkcapi-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-tests-debuginfo | Aug 10, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade libkcapiUpgrade libkcapi-hmaccalc-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-hmaccalcUpgrade libkcapi-debuginfoUpgrade libkcapi-debugsource | Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
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