keys: fix out-of-bounds read in keyring_get_key_chunk()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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
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: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74567
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fp4g-wh5w-9xf4
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c0c26f751e50d3027eacc4d7d0fabc31f1d7e6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79916f40d4ab1b4ae694d8c024fd179454bfe46e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5b01998cef8d7f613200230ccaadebe5de9135c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1933e03e8c74a018550c31a393b79c4d95bff40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a744838453fb9309ce5a5526d3252e211d60152
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9417d21a22ad2ec398e78fcf084b717ce92cf2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dba33c1e779d0fb9a2acb31e354cf0fc0229111
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63918731f9ae25b5deb022f118e941e6dddfcef4
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74567 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74567 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fp4g-wh5w-9xf4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74567 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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