In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
SUNRPC: harden gss_krb5_unwrap_v2 against short tokens
gss_krb5_unwrap_v2() reads the EC and RRC header fields at ptr+4 and
ptr+6 before validating that the token is at least GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN
(16) bytes long, and its rotate_left() helper passes buf->len - base
to xdr_buf_subsegment() without verifying that base <= buf->len. When
a caller hands in a sub-16-byte token, or a token whose declared len
leaves base past the end of the buffer, three distinct failures follow:
gss_krb5_unwrap_v2(offset, len, buf)
ptr = buf->head[0].iov_base + offset
ec = *(ptr + 4) /* OOB read on short head */
rrc = *(ptr + 6) /* OOB read on short head */
rotate_left(offset + 16, buf, rrc)
xdr_buf_subsegment(buf, &subbuf,
base, buf->len - base) /* u32 wrap when base > len */
_rotate_left(&subbuf, shift)
shift %= buf->len /* divide-by-zero when base == len */
After decryption, the cleanup arithmetic has the same shape:
movelen = min_t(unsigned int, buf->head[0].iov_len, len);
movelen -= offset + GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN + headskip;
BUG_ON(offset + GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN + headskip + movelen >
buf->head[0].iov_len);
The BUG_ON re-adds the value just subtracted, so it reduces to
min(A, B) > A and is permanently false; it cannot catch the unsigned
underflow of movelen, which then drives a ~UINT_MAX-byte memmove().
Add four defense-in-depth guards inside the unwrap core so it is safe
regardless of what its callers validate:
- reject tokens with len - offset < GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN before
touching ptr+4/ptr+6;
- bail from rotate_left() when buf->len <= base, covering both the
underflow and zero-length cases;
- return early from _rotate_left() when buf->len is zero, so the
shift %= buf->len modulo cannot fault;
- replace the dead BUG_ON with a live check that returns
GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_TOKEN before the movelen subtraction.
SUNRPC: harden gss_krb5_unwrap_v2 against short tokens
gss_krb5_unwrap_v2() reads the EC and RRC header fields at ptr+4 and
ptr+6 before validating that the token is at least GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN
(16) bytes long, and its rotate_left() helper passes buf->len - base
to xdr_buf_subsegment() without verifying that base <= buf->len. When
a caller hands in a sub-16-byte token, or a token whose declared len
leaves base past the end of the buffer, three distinct failures follow:
gss_krb5_unwrap_v2(offset, len, buf)
ptr = buf->head[0].iov_base + offset
ec = *(ptr + 4) /* OOB read on short head */
rrc = *(ptr + 6) /* OOB read on short head */
rotate_left(offset + 16, buf, rrc)
xdr_buf_subsegment(buf, &subbuf,
base, buf->len - base) /* u32 wrap when base > len */
_rotate_left(&subbuf, shift)
shift %= buf->len /* divide-by-zero when base == len */
After decryption, the cleanup arithmetic has the same shape:
movelen = min_t(unsigned int, buf->head[0].iov_len, len);
movelen -= offset + GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN + headskip;
BUG_ON(offset + GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN + headskip + movelen >
buf->head[0].iov_len);
The BUG_ON re-adds the value just subtracted, so it reduces to
min(A, B) > A and is permanently false; it cannot catch the unsigned
underflow of movelen, which then drives a ~UINT_MAX-byte memmove().
Add four defense-in-depth guards inside the unwrap core so it is safe
regardless of what its callers validate:
- reject tokens with len - offset < GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN before
touching ptr+4/ptr+6;
- bail from rotate_left() when buf->len <= base, covering both the
underflow and zero-length cases;
- return early from _rotate_left() when buf->len is zero, so the
shift %= buf->len modulo cannot fault;
- replace the dead BUG_ON with a live check that returns
GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_TOKEN before the movelen subtraction.
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: harden gss_krb5_unwrap_v2 against short tokens gss_krb5_unwrap_v2() reads the EC and RRC header fields at ptr+4 and ptr+6 before validating that the token is at least GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN (16) bytes long, and its rotate_left() helper passes buf->len - base to xdr_buf_subsegment() without verifying that base <= buf->len. When a caller hands in a sub-16-byte token, or a token whose declared len leaves base past the end of the buffer, three distinct failures follow: gss_krb5_unwrap_v2(offset, len, buf) ptr = buf->head[0].iov_base + offset ec = *(ptr + 4) /* OOB read on short head */ rrc = *(ptr + 6) /* OOB read on short head */ rotate_left(offset + 16, buf, rrc) xdr_buf_subsegment(buf, &subbuf, base, buf->len - base) /* u32 wrap when base > len */ _rotate_left(&subbuf, shift) shift %= buf->len /* divide-by-zero when base == len */ After decryption, the cleanup arithmetic has the same shape: movelen = min_t(unsigned int, buf->head[0].iov_len, len); movelen -= offset + GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN + headskip; BUG_ON(offset + GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN + headskip + movelen > buf->head[0].iov_len); The BUG_ON re-adds the value just subtracted, so it reduces to min(A, B) > A and is permanently false; it cannot catch the unsigned underflow of movelen, which then drives a ~UINT_MAX-byte memmove(). Add four defense-in-depth guards inside the unwrap core so it is safe regardless of what its callers validate: - reject tokens with len - offset < GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN before touching ptr+4/ptr+6; - bail from rotate_left() when buf->len <= base, covering both the underflow and zero-length cases; - return early from _rotate_left() when buf->len is zero, so the shift %= buf->len modulo cannot fault; - replace the dead BUG_ON with a live check that returns GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_TOKEN before the movelen subtraction. | |
| Title | SUNRPC: harden gss_krb5_unwrap_v2 against short tokens | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:44:18.931Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.722Z
Link: CVE-2026-89542
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:37.380
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:37.380
Link: CVE-2026-89542
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