CVE-2026-64439

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Kerberos 5 (krb5) cryptography module. This use-after-free vulnerability occurs when an asynchronous Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) instance is used. The system prematurely frees a memory buffer while a backend process still holds a pointer to it, leading to the process attempting to access the freed memory. This can result in a system crash, causing a Denial of Service (DoS).

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.