Vulnerability · Published Apr 24, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-31641rxrpc: Fix RxGK token loading to check bounds

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity integer overflow in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix RxGK token loading to check bounds rxrpc_preparse_xdr_yfs_rxgk() reads the raw key length and ticket length from the XDR token as u32 values and passes each through round_up(x, 4) before using the rounded value for validation and allocation. When the raw length is >= 0xfffffffd, round_up() wraps to 0, so the bounds check and kzalloc both use 0 while the subsequent memcpy still copies the original ~4 GiB value, producing a heap buffer overflow reachable from an unprivileged add_key() call. Fix this by: (1) Rejecting raw key lengths above AFSTOKEN_GK_KEY_MAX and raw ticket lengths above AFSTOKEN_GK_TOKEN_MAX before rounding, consistent with the caps that the RxKAD path already enforces via AFSTOKEN_RK_TIX_MAX. (2) Sizing the flexible-array allocation from the validated raw key length via struct_size_t() instead of the rounded value. (3) Caching the raw lengths so that the later field assignments and memcpy calls do not re-read from the token, eliminating a class of TOCTOU re-parse. The control path (valid token with lengths within bounds) is unaffected.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:10kernel6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-devel6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-devel-matched6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-modules6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-modules-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-modules-extra6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-abi-stablelists6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-cross-headers6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-devel6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-devel-matched6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-modules6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-uki-virt6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-devel6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-devel-matched6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-doc6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-headers6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-extra6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-extra-matched6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-devel6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-devel6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-devel6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules-extra6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-tools6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-tools-libs6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-tools-libs-devel6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-uki-virt6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-uki-virt-addons6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-devel6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-modules6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10libperf6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10perf6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10python3-perf6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10rtla6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
AlmaLinux:10rv6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27288
Debian:14linux6.19.13-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31641
Rocky Linux:10kernel0:6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2RLSA-2026:27288
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia7.0.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31641

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 0ca100ff4df64f5d0f6c1dd5080c3e096786bea6 – before 3e04596cba8a86cbff9c3f4bf0a524a3a488773c0ca100ff4df64f5d0f6c1dd5080c3e096786bea6 – before 49875b360c2b83a3c226e189c502e501d83e64450ca100ff4df64f5d0f6c1dd5080c3e096786bea6 – before d179a868dd755b0cfcf7582e00943d702b9943b8
Linux Linux 6.16

Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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