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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

CVE ID
CVE-2026-64015
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Reserved
2026-07-19 07:54 UTC
Published
2026-07-19 15:39 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-20 13:42 UTC
Vendor / Product
Linux / Linux
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

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)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
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)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
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
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