CVE-2026-98222

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KEYS: encrypted: fix integer overflow of datablob_len encrypted_key_alloc() stores datablob_len in a u16. It is computed from multiple string and payload lengths. If the result exceeds U16_MAX, the assignment truncates the allocation size. KASAN reports a 32760-byte slab-out-of-bounds write when __ekey_init() copies the master key description into the undersized buffer. The total payload length stored in key->datalen is also a u16. Use check_add_overflow() to reject values that do not fit either destination, and use kzalloc_flex() for the flexible-array allocation.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-10-06 09:18:09.153000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:18:22.967000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-98222",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:18:09.153",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:18:22.967",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nKEYS: encrypted: fix integer overflow of datablob_len\n\nencrypted_key_alloc() stores datablob_len in a u16. It is computed from\nmultiple string and payload lengths. If the result exceeds U16_MAX, the\nassignment truncates the allocation size. KASAN reports a 32760-byte\nslab-out-of-bounds write when __ekey_init() copies the master key\ndescription into the undersized buffer.\n\nThe total payload length stored in key->datalen is also a u16. Use\ncheck_add_overflow() to reject values that do not fit either destination,\nand use kzalloc_flex() for the flexible-array allocation."
    }
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