s390/zcrypt: Validate length for CCA ECC private key requests
Priority LOW 35CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/zcrypt: Validate length for CCA ECC private key requests cca_ecc2protkey() derives the copy length for the CPRB parameter block directly from the length field in the key token. Reject the request early if the token length exceeds the available space in the parameter block.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00132 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 +5Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 5 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:95370 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8 +28
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, libperf-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8 +9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95370 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95370 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95370 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95370 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95370 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68451
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fv3-cqpg-5v3h
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-30 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) +2 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95370 · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dc306ff7c4d951582adaae65e0aee9fb4968dbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/447a37a6bef11bfd3645069e380460b11386e2b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0831f13c42c1261d449dcee8a035e1c6cd9fcaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd25bd9b0f36849808bd7625dcc59dd4c1aeef3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecc3b8691c1935f9f3e4eb964ab11e40fdec17f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/013a4484f061a2b41f052e25c0015203287e63f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fa3e9435a13c335efb63fb4f4e77531a0031159
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9ae0f6dd45c3ccc1d69363f7aea8af179122730
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68451 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68451 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4fv3-cqpg-5v3h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68451 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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