CVE-2026-89550

Critical

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: svcauth_gss: enforce krb5 token minimum length svcauth_gss_unwrap_priv() validates only an upper bound on the wire-supplied opaque length before handing the buffer to gss_unwrap(): if (len > xdr_stream_remaining(xdr)) goto unwrap_failed; offset = xdr_stream_pos(xdr); ... maj_stat = gss_unwrap(ctx, offset, offset + len, buf); The wire value `len` flows unchanged as the upper bound into the krb5 unwrap path, so a len in [0, 16] passes this check and is handed to gss_unwrap(). For a krb5 v2 context that lands in gss_krb5_unwrap_v2(), which reads the 16-byte RFC 4121 token header fields at ptr+4 and ptr+6 and then calls rotate_left() before any integrity check. With a sub-header length the header reads run past the token, and _rotate_left()'s `shift %= buf->len` path can divide by zero when buf->len has been driven to zero by the truncated token. A header-only token (len == 16) is equally invalid: with a non-zero RRC field and the opaque blob ending at the XDR buffer boundary, rotate_left() builds a zero-length subbuffer, reaching the same division. Reject the token at the server entry point before it reaches the krb5 unwrap core. A valid sealed RFC 4121 token must contain the 16-byte header plus at least some encrypted payload. Fix by adding a minimum-length check immediately after the existing upper-bound check: if (len <= GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN) goto unwrap_failed;

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedSep 11, 2026
First seenSep 11, 2026

How to fix

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  • Linux Linux2188232509f1559cb8fcb0c9a4b1e04317fa0f15, 0ea5b0c7f212c2772d32c2b88287b89a9cdf6edd, dd6afc6cab8c5d387d1ed2f069562ef7bdadd651, de942dd8c2c8358bcad04ce44271954c48924423, 2eed1e6a976a44015c3ee78841fe336796e2b21c, a919c5c88769cf8fb3ec071e6078d830bf512489 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linux7c9fdcfb1b64c47ed618c103b617af3f86e1239c ≤ v < 2188232509f1559cb8fcb0c9a4b1e04317fa0f15, 7c9fdcfb1b64c47ed618c103b617af3f86e1239c ≤ v < 0ea5b0c7f212c2772d32c2b88287b89a9cdf6edd, 7c9fdcfb1b64c47ed618c103b617af3f86e1239c ≤ v < dd6afc6cab8c5d387d1ed2f069562ef7bdadd651, 7c9fdcfb1b64c47ed618c103b617af3f86e1239c ≤ v < de942dd8c2c8358bcad04ce44271954c48924423, 7c9fdcfb1b64c47ed618c103b617af3f86e1239c ≤ v < 2eed1e6a976a44015c3ee78841fe336796e2b21c, 7c9fdcfb1b64c47ed618c103b617af3f86e1239c ≤ v < a919c5c88769cf8fb3ec071e6078d830bf512489, 2.6.182188232509f1559cb8fcb0c9a4b1e04317fa0f15, 0ea5b0c7f212c2772d32c2b88287b89a9cdf6edd, dd6afc6cab8c5d387d1ed2f069562ef7bdadd651, de942dd8c2c8358bcad04ce44271954c48924423, 2eed1e6a976a44015c3ee78841fe336796e2b21c, a919c5c88769cf8fb3ec071e6078d830bf512489

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CVE-2026-89550 · Linux · Dark Radar