CVE-2026-64015
HIGH
7.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
security/keys: fix missed RCU read section on lookup
Nicholas Carlini reports that the keyring code calls assoc_array_find()
in find_key_to_update() without holding the RCU read lock, while the
assoc_array_gc() code really is designed around removing the node from
the tree and then freeing it after an RCU grace-period.
The regular key handling doesn't see this because holding the keyring
semaphore hides any lifetime issues, but the persistent key handling
uses a different model.
Instead of extending the keyring locking, just do the simple RCU locking
that the assoc_array was designed for.
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | — | b2a4df200d570b2c33a57e1ebfa5896e4bc81b69 < 4c5d407ba3ff7f30561ff73ba1b07ed70c864edc, b2a4df200d570b2c33a57e1ebfa5896e4bc81b69 < cefa4265b11176c897a7d9e8e54d89e3701c5584, b2a4df200d570b2c33a57e1ebfa5896e4bc81b69 < 5659e6923cb72f8e18e8b539109ab512455fe195, b2a4df200d570b2c33a57e1ebfa5896e4bc81b69 < 50bb3435a5e627bfbdc52eb4536f49f88b3486b8 … |
| Linux | Linux | — | 3.13, 0 < 3.13, 6.1.175 ≤ 6.1.*, 6.6.142 ≤ 6.6.* … |
CVSS scores (1)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | HIGH | 3.1 | cna | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (6)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c5d407ba3ff7f30561ff73ba1b07ed70c864edc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cefa4265b11176c897a7d9e8e54d89e3701c5584
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5659e6923cb72f8e18e8b539109ab512455fe195
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50bb3435a5e627bfbdc52eb4536f49f88b3486b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66288dcadf80974436250e9f70ed848836b835b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43a1e3744548e6fd85873e6fb43e293eb4010694