CVE-2026-74567
Published: August 18, 2026Last modified: August 18, 2026
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.1 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Vulnerable (6.1.182-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.103-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Vulnerable (6.18.43-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a744838453fb9309ce5a5526d3252e211d60152
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63918731f9ae25b5deb022f118e941e6dddfcef4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dba33c1e779d0fb9a2acb31e354cf0fc0229111
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1933e03e8c74a018550c31a393b79c4d95bff40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9417d21a22ad2ec398e78fcf084b717ce92cf2f