In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: keys: Protect the type name while describing a key keyctl_describe_key() must…
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: keys: Protect the type name while describing a key keyctl_describe_key() must keep the key type's name alive until kasprintf() has consumed it. The retained key reference keeps the key and its description alive, but does not pin the module providing its type. The name is passed to kasprintf() without holding key->sem. kvasprintf() uses the saved name pointer in two formatting passes, with a GFP_KERNEL allocation between them. With AF_RXRPC=m, a task that passes View permission before type retirement can overlap a privileged module unload in this order: 1. KEYCTL_DESCRIBE looks up the key, saves key->type->name in the kasprin
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Linux kernel
- Product
- Linux
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.0 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Fix
- available
- Exposure class
- Operating system
- NVD status
- Received
Why it ranks 41 (Notable)
- CVSS v3.1 7.0 high
- Product class: operating system
- Widely deployed vendor product (Linux kernel)
- Fix available
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-99224 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia