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CVE-2026-63925

8.1 high SSVC exploitation: none Analyzed

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).

Fix

Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 8

Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.

Change history 5

  1. Cpes+6 CPE criteria (now 6)NVD modified 2026-10-27 13:00
  2. StatusPublished → AnalyzedNVD modified 2026-10-27 13:00
  3. StatusAwaiting Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-19 20:17
  4. CwesCWE-190NVD modified 2026-10-19 21:17
  5. First seenCVSS 8.1NVD modified 2026-10-16 16:18

Affected (CPE criteria) 6

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

References 8