CVE-2026-15811 Kronosnet: kronosnet: encryption key exposure in memory after cryptographic configuration changes
Description
A vulnerability was found in kronosnet's (version <=1.34) cryptographic configuration management. The framework does not correctly zero-out or wipe sensitive memory segments after executing changes to its cryptographic configuration. This omission leaves raw encryption keys resident in memory after the associated structures are freed. A local attacker capable of leveraging memory disclosure techniques could exploit this flaw to retrieve the active encryption key, allowing them to decrypt cluster network communications or inject malicious packets to cause severe high-availability cluster instability.
CVSS 3.1 detail
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:LExploitable with local access to the machine, with an ordinary account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- Low
- Interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Versions not published |