CVE-2026-63925
Published: July 22, 2026Last modified: July 22, 2026
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).
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.1 |
| Attack Vector | ADJACENT_NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.177-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.95-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.35-r1) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23c0e230eab397d7f68be2538790ac41d3bb91fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/679e13a65e68a67c8b3c0467c02ee89157ec6f0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d00f5c7e5ff7ec4795b7f5f8ed88bd346641652
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79495a1b0944fe31ffd54b54b00211b493590d62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d15130461df388136b62a7b0ce9f66e7e2fa9ff1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d55acbe577db892b60547b6ef1c020b359331a6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd7306779c6ce1238f4cdc34f3c1f2246b854457
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e68842b3356471ba56c882209f324613dac47f64