CVE-2026-63824KEYS: fix overflow in keyctl_pkey_params_get_2()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KEYS: fix overflow in keyctl_pkey_params_get_2() The length for the internal output buffer is calculated incorrectly, which can result overflow when a too small buffer is provided. Fix the bug by allocating internal output with the size of the maximum length of the cryptographic primitive instead of caller provided size.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53 before 622ec2dcd59f21623f2a7ab773c80ceb7d555e3a; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53 before b1e247338bc71826a2d2def3e0874c34749df69a; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53 before 0f3058d7d26f81df9b68a18ddbe164bdc3c5eff3; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53 before 5966e4e2ba213ab7ad559166152eb4f1f170dd2c; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53 before 5165f1cc727f1322456735df212d8e26ec237a8d; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53 before b11c1fa32667692a2c0566e10163758e786e430c; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53 before 670fc6a311ed321522b7fff92cf0fc376b4f6e78; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53 before cb481e59ea6cae3b7796ac1d7a22b6b24c3f3c0b | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/622ec2dcd59f21623f2a7ab773c80ceb7d555e3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1e247338bc71826a2d2def3e0874c34749df69a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f3058d7d26f81df9b68a18ddbe164bdc3c5eff3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5966e4e2ba213ab7ad559166152eb4f1f170dd2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5165f1cc727f1322456735df212d8e26ec237a8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b11c1fa32667692a2c0566e10163758e786e430c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/670fc6a311ed321522b7fff92cf0fc376b4f6e78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb481e59ea6cae3b7796ac1d7a22b6b24c3f3c0b
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