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CVE-2026-31640: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix use of wrong skb when comparing queued...

MEDIUM CVSS 5.5

Published: April 24, 2026 | Last Modified: April 24, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix use of wrong skb when comparing queued RESP challenge serial In rxrpc_post_response(), the code should be comparing the challenge serial number from the cached response before deciding to switch to a newer response, but looks at the newer packet private data instead, rendering the comparison always false. Fix this by switching to look at the older packet. Fix further[1] to substitute the new packet in place of the old one if newer and also to release whichever we don't use.

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