CVE-2026-31719
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: krb5enc - fix async decrypt skipping hash verification krb5enc_dispatch_decrypt() sets req->base.complete as the skcipher callback, which is the caller's own completion handler. When the skcipher completes asynchronously, this signals "done" to the caller without executing krb5enc_dispatch_decrypt_hash(), completely bypassing the integrity verification (hash check). Compare with the encrypt path which correctly uses krb5enc_encrypt_done as an intermediate callback to chain into the hash computation on async completion. Fix by adding krb5enc_decrypt_done as an intermediate callback that chains into krb5enc_dispatch_decrypt_hash() upon async skcipher completion, matching the encrypt path's callback pattern. Also fix EBUSY/EINPROGRESS handling throughout: remove krb5enc_request_complete() which incorrectly swallowed EINPROGRESS notifications that must be passed up to callers waiting on backlogged requests, and add missing EBUSY checks in krb5enc_encrypt_ahash_done for the dispatch_encrypt return value. Unset MAY_BACKLOG on the async completion path so the user won't see back-to-back EINPROGRESS notifications.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 7.0.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 7.0.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 6.18.25 | |
| linux-kernel | 7.1 | affected | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07cbb1bd424370671814a862913c99a6e1441588
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bfbf5f0a99c991769ec562721285df7ab69240b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e51f42114abbdf47f29dda43e7826be28907fcd2
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31719.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-31719
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.