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.
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Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000


Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-125

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-119

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}


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Weaknesses CWE-119

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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.
Title keys: fix out-of-bounds read in keyring_get_key_chunk()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T16:39:09.169Z

Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.917Z

Link: CVE-2026-74567

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T13:18:02.227

Modified: 2026-08-19T17:21:11.563

Link: CVE-2026-74567

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-74567 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-08-17T15:00:08Z

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