---
id: CVE-2026-13757
title: A flaw was found in p11-kit
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in p11-kit. The RPC message attribute parsing functions
  p11_rpc_message_get_attribute() and
  p11_rpc_message_get_attribute_array_value() form a mutually-recursive call
  chain with no recursion depth limit when processing n…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-674
vendor: redhat
product: hardened_images
affected:
  - hardened_images
  - 'openshift_container_platform >= 4.0, <= 4.22.1'
  - enterprise_linux = 6.0
  - enterprise_linux = 7.0
  - enterprise_linux = 8.0
  - enterprise_linux = 9.0
  - enterprise_linux = 10.0
  - p11-kit
patched:
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_v_10
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_v_9
  - enterprise_linux_baseos_v_10
  - enterprise_linux_baseos_v_9
  - cert_manager_support_for_red_hat_openshift_release 1.20
  - discovery 2
  - hardened_images
  - insights_proxy 1.5
  - update_infrastructure 5
published: '2026-06-29'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T20:17:32.733'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13757'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37469'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38342'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49667'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49668'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53371'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54387'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54760'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72394'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72395'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72399'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72470'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72475'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72476'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72502'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:81201'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82304'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82322'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82336'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82347'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82354'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82372'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82857'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82888'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13757'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2494556'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p2wm-69qx-x25w'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-13757.json
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13757'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13757'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00154
epssPercentile: 0.04446
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-07-01T14:21:14.619672Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-07-11T20:15:25.597Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in p11-kit. The RPC message attribute parsing functions p11_rpc_message_get_attribute() and p11_rpc_message_get_attribute_array_value() form a mutually-recursive call chain with no recursion depth limit when processing nested CKA_WRAP_TEMPLATE, CKA_UNWRAP_TEMPLATE, and CKA_DERIVE_TEMPLATE attributes. An unauthenticated attacker with local access to the p11-kit RPC Unix domain socket can send a specially crafted request with deeply nested template attributes, causing stack exhaustion and crashing the p11-kit server process and its dependent services.

## Affected

- `hardened_images`
- `openshift_container_platform >= 4.0, <= 4.22.1`
- `enterprise_linux = 6.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 7.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 8.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 9.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 10.0`
- `p11-kit`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:49668** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) · released 2026-08-03 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49668)
- **RHSA-2026:49667** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) · released 2026-08-03 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49667)
- **RHSA-2026:72475** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72475)
- **RHSA-2026:72395** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72395)
- **RHSA-2026:72399** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72399)
- **RHSA-2026:72476** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72476)
- **RHSA-2026:72502** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72502)
- **RHSA-2026:72470** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72470)
- **RHSA-2026:72394** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72394)
- **RHSA-2026:54760** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Discovery 2 · released 2026-08-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54760)
- **RHSA-2026:37469** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Hardened Images · released 2026-07-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37469)
- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-10-14 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-13757.json)
- **RHSA-2026:82336** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 · released 2026-10-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82336)
- **RHSA-2026:82322** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 · released 2026-10-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82322)
- **RHSA-2026:82304** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 · released 2026-10-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82304)
- **RHSA-2026:82354** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 · released 2026-10-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82354)
- **RHSA-2026:82372** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 · released 2026-10-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82372)
- **RHSA-2026:82347** · Red Hat · fixed in: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 · released 2026-10-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82347)
