CVE-2026-63823 - CERT CVE
ID CVE-2026-63823
Sažetak 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.]
Reference
CVSS
Base: 7.8
Impact: 5.9
Exploitability:1.8
Pristup
VektorSloženostAutentikacija
LOCAL LOW LOW
Impact
PovjerljivostCjelovitostDostupnost
HIGH HIGH HIGH
CVSS vektor CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Zadnje važnije ažuriranje 20-07-2026 - 15:16
Objavljeno 19-07-2026 - 12:16