CVE 6.3 MEDIUM

CryptoLib Memory Leak on HTTP Error Response in KMC Client_CVE-2026-22025

6.3 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

CryptoLib provides a software-only solution using the CCSDS Space Data Link Security Protocol - Extended Procedures (SDLS-EP) to secure communications between a spacecraft running the core Flight System (cFS) and a ground station. Prior to version 1.4.3, when the KMC server returns a non-200 HTTP status code, cryptography_encrypt() and cryptography_decrypt() return immediately without freeing previously allocated buffers. Each failed request leaks approximately 467 bytes. Repeated failures (from a malicious server or network issues) can gradually exhaust memory. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.3.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-22025
Source GitHub_M
Published Jan 10, 2026 at 00:20

Affected Product

Vendor nasa
Product CryptoLib
Version < 1.4.3
Affected Versions nasa CryptoLib < 1.4.3

CWE Classification

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