CVE-2026-31641
rxrpc: Fix RxGK token loading to check bounds
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Apr 24, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 9, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| 3.1 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H | redhat-SADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e04596cba8a86cbff9c3f4bf0a524a3a488773c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49875b360c2b83a3c226e189c502e501d83e6445
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d179a868dd755b0cfcf7582e00943d702b9943b8
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31641vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2461548issue-tracking
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-31641.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27288vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55618vendor-advisory
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