FKIE_CVE-2026-89541

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-11 20:19 - Updated: 2026-10-19 09:17
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: harden gss_unwrap_resp_priv length checks gss_unwrap_resp_priv() validates the RPCSEC_GSS opaque length with offset = (u8 *)(p) - (u8 *)head->iov_base; if (offset + opaque_len > rcv_buf->len) goto unwrap_failed; maj_stat = gss_unwrap(ctx->gc_gss_ctx, offset, offset + opaque_len, rcv_buf); Both operands are u32 and the sum is computed in u32. A reply with opaque_len near 0xffffffff makes offset + opaque_len wrap to a small value that is below rcv_buf->len, so the bound check passes and gss_unwrap() is called with end < begin. The check also lacks a lower bound, so any opaque_len in [0, GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN) is accepted and forwarded to gss_krb5_unwrap_v2(), whose pre-decrypt header reads at ptr+4 and ptr+6 then run past the token. A krb5p NFS server returning a crafted RPCSEC_GSS reply can drive the client into out-of-bounds reads in gss_krb5_unwrap_v2() and the rotate_left() loop that follows. Fix by replacing the single combined check with three guards that are safe in u32 arithmetic and that enforce the RFC 4121 minimum outer token length: if (offset > rcv_buf->len) goto unwrap_failed; if (opaque_len > rcv_buf->len - offset) goto unwrap_failed; if (opaque_len < GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN) goto unwrap_failed; The first guard makes the subtraction in the second guard unconditionally safe; offset is derived from a successful xdr_inline_decode() in the head kvec, so in practice it already satisfies the bound. The floor mirrors the server-side check added in commit 5b757c2e57a5 ("SUNRPC: svcauth_gss: enforce krb5 token minimum length").
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3691c4b3488d8ca046b9941e5be30c626dbbbb50
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/401f6a5b338d05bb1069ad814d9f77e3c367854f
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81fd7654a8429718adfcb2a7e03496077f547ed0
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85fa6b12e8f439739ac36ef2aad925f37c8b976a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87831b92112c81db251d46756d65daa4f91af6a2
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89a15a50f84d32d4b99db86f957427fcbe20a99a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d395c30d570ca6168f0297b191709927d1258273
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebcbd2523a8524c3d24e111cdbed8e271d910269
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            "net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c"
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nSUNRPC: harden gss_unwrap_resp_priv length checks\n\ngss_unwrap_resp_priv() validates the RPCSEC_GSS opaque length with\n\n    offset = (u8 *)(p) - (u8 *)head-\u003eiov_base;\n    if (offset + opaque_len \u003e rcv_buf-\u003elen)\n            goto unwrap_failed;\n    maj_stat = gss_unwrap(ctx-\u003egc_gss_ctx, offset,\n                          offset + opaque_len, rcv_buf);\n\nBoth operands are u32 and the sum is computed in u32. A reply with\nopaque_len near 0xffffffff makes offset + opaque_len wrap to a small\nvalue that is below rcv_buf-\u003elen, so the bound check passes and\ngss_unwrap() is called with end \u003c begin. The check also lacks a\nlower bound, so any opaque_len in [0, GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN) is\naccepted and forwarded to gss_krb5_unwrap_v2(), whose pre-decrypt\nheader reads at ptr+4 and ptr+6 then run past the token.\n\nA krb5p NFS server returning a crafted RPCSEC_GSS reply can drive\nthe client into out-of-bounds reads in gss_krb5_unwrap_v2() and the\nrotate_left() loop that follows.\n\nFix by replacing the single combined check with three guards that\nare safe in u32 arithmetic and that enforce the RFC 4121 minimum\nouter token length:\n\n    if (offset \u003e rcv_buf-\u003elen)\n            goto unwrap_failed;\n    if (opaque_len \u003e rcv_buf-\u003elen - offset)\n            goto unwrap_failed;\n    if (opaque_len \u003c GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN)\n            goto unwrap_failed;\n\nThe first guard makes the subtraction in the second guard\nunconditionally safe; offset is derived from a successful\nxdr_inline_decode() in the head kvec, so in practice it already\nsatisfies the bound. The floor mirrors the server-side check added\nin commit 5b757c2e57a5 (\"SUNRPC: svcauth_gss: enforce krb5 token\nminimum length\")."
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  "id": "CVE-2026-89541",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:17:48.983",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 9.8,
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
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}



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