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Tracker / CVE-2026-63823

CVE-2026-63823

High 7.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: keys: Pin request_key_auth payload in instantiate paths A: request_key() B: KEYCTL_INSTANTIATE_IOV ================ ========================= create auth key store rka in auth key wait for helper get auth key load rka from auth key copy user payload sleep on #PF helper completed detach and free rka destroy auth key wake up use rka->target_key **USE-AFTER-FREE** Give request_key_auth payloads a refcount. Take a payload reference while authkey->sem stabilizes the payload and revocation state. Hold that reference across the instantiate and reject paths. Drop the auth key owning reference from revoke and destroy. [jarkko: Replaced the first two paragraphs of text with an actual concurrency scenario.]

Affected products and versions

linux linux_kernel · 2.6.16 → 5.10.260
linux linux_kernel · 5.11 → 5.15.211
linux linux_kernel · 5.16 → 6.1.177
linux linux_kernel · 6.13 → 6.18.38
linux linux_kernel · 6.19 → 7.1.3
linux linux_kernel · 6.2 → 6.6.144
linux linux_kernel · 6.7 → 6.12.95

Analysis

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