CVE-2026-31641
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix RxGK token loading to check bounds rxrpc_preparse_xdr_yfs_rxgk() reads the raw key length and ticket length from the XDR token as u32 values and passes each through round_up(x, 4) before using the rounded value for validation and allocation. When the raw length is >= 0xfffffffd, round_up() wraps to 0, so the bounds check and kzalloc both use 0 while the subsequent memcpy still copies the original ~4 GiB value, producing a heap buffer overflow reachable from an unprivileged add_key() call. Fix this by: (1) Rejecting raw key lengths above AFSTOKEN_GK_KEY_MAX and raw ticket lengths above AFSTOKEN_GK_TOKEN_MAX before rounding, consistent with the caps that the RxKAD path already enforces via AFSTOKEN_RK_TIX_MAX. (2) Sizing the flexible-array allocation from the validated raw key length via struct_size_t() instead of the rounded value. (3) Caching the raw lengths so that the later field assignments and memcpy calls do not re-read from the token, eliminating a class of TOCTOU re-parse. The control path (valid token with lengths within bounds) is unaffected.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.19.13-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.19.13-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 6.18.23 | |
| linux-kernel | 6.16 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 7.0 | affected | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e04596cba8a86cbff9c3f4bf0a524a3a488773c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49875b360c2b83a3c226e189c502e501d83e6445
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d179a868dd755b0cfcf7582e00943d702b9943b8
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31641.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-31641
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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