In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
keys: fix out-of-bounds read in keyring_get_key_chunk()
For description-level chunks keyring_get_key_chunk() advances the read pointer by level * sizeof(long) past the inline prefix but only bounds-checks the prefix, so a long enough key description is read past its kmemdup(desc, desc_len + 1) allocation. Compute the full byte offset and bounds-check the description against it before reading.
The walk only reaches a description-level chunk when two keys collide through the hash, x, type and domain_tag chunks, so this is reached from an unprivileged add_key(2) with a crafted pair of same-type keys whose index hashes collide; KASAN reports a slab-out-of-bounds read.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.103-127.188Upgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade perf6.12 | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 24, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
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