CVE-2026-89541

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Description

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").

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS score

9.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-11 20:19:37.247000

Last modified

2026-10-19 09:17:48.983000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-11T20:19:37.247",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:17:48.983",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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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->iov_base;\n    if (offset + opaque_len > rcv_buf->len)\n            goto unwrap_failed;\n    maj_stat = gss_unwrap(ctx->gc_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->len, so the bound check passes and\ngss_unwrap() is called with end < 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 > rcv_buf->len)\n            goto unwrap_failed;\n    if (opaque_len > rcv_buf->len - offset)\n            goto unwrap_failed;\n    if (opaque_len < 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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