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RHEL 9 : libkcapi (RHSA-2026:87712)

🗓️ 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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libkcapi on RHEL 9 has memory corruption, IV reuse, and infinite loop DoS issues.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:87712. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(370910);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-71225", "CVE-2026-71226", "CVE-2026-71227");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:87712");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 9 : libkcapi (RHSA-2026:87712)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for libkcapi.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2026:87712 advisory.

    libkcapi allows user-space to access the Linux kernel crypto API.  This library uses the netlink interface
    and exports easy to use APIs so that a developer does not need to consider the low-level netlink interface
    handling.  The library does not implement any cipher algorithms.  All consumer requests are sent to the
    kernel for processing.  Results from the kernel crypto API are returned to the consumer via the library
    API.  The kernel interface and therefore this library can be used by unprivileged processes.

    Security Fix(es):

    * libkcapi: IV reuse in libkcapi one-shot symmetric cipher chunking causes cipher state reset across chunk
    boundaries (CVE-2026-71225)

    * libkcapi: Memory corruption via uncanceled AIO requests on error in libkcapi's one-shot AIO path
    (CVE-2026-71226)

    * libkcapi: Infinite loop denial of service in libkcapi _kcapi_aio_read_all() due to unhandled
    io_getevents() timeout return (CVE-2026-71227)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
    other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462011");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462114");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462867");
  # https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_87712.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d47e0423");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:87712");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL libkcapi package based on the guidance in RHSA-2026:87712.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-71226");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(330, 416, 835);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Moderate");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/08/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/22");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libkcapi");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libkcapi-hmaccalc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "redhat_repos.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'eq', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '9.6')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 9.6', 'Red Hat ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '9',
    'sp': '6',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.6/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.6/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.6/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.6/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.6/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.6/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.6/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.6/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.6/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.6/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.6/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.6/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.6/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.6/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.6/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.6/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.6/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.6/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.6/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.6/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.6/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.6/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.6/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.6/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.6/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.6/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.6/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'libkcapi-1.4.0-2.el9_6.1', 'sp':'6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'libkcapi-hmaccalc-1.4.0-2.el9_6.1', 'sp':'6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var repo_relative_urls;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }

  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint['repo_relative_urls'];

  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check))) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var subscription_caveat = '\n' +
    'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
    'packages only available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux\n' +
    'Extended Update Support repository.\n' +
    'Access to this repository requires a paid RHEL subscription.\n';
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'libkcapi / libkcapi-hmaccalc');
}

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22 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 3.17.3
EPSS0.00345
SSVC
5