CVE-2026-74566 PUBLISHED

keys: make keyring key-chunk byte order agree with keyring_diff_objects()

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 15.08.2026 Published: 15.08.2026 Updated: 15.08.2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

keys: make keyring key-chunk byte order agree with keyring_diff_objects()

keyring_get_key_chunk() loads description bytes into the index chunk low address first, while keyring_diff_objects() numbers the first differing bit from the low end and folds the absolute byte index into the level without removing the inline-prefix offset the level already carries. The two disagree on byte order and bit position, so the array can be told two keys first differ at a bit that does not differ in the chunk the walker uses, letting crafted descriptions collide into one node.

Load the chunk in the order keyring_diff_objects() assumes and drop the inline-prefix length when folding the byte index into the level. This only changes the in-memory ordering used to place keys within a keyring; add, search and read of non-colliding keys are unaffected.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from f771fde82051976a6fc0fd570f8b86de4a92124b to bd0f976ef89dce6db458bf75bc2cf51127becc41 (excl.)
  • affected from f771fde82051976a6fc0fd570f8b86de4a92124b to 7269df3e7fcfa308e6a456305162f7788747bdbd (excl.)
  • affected from f771fde82051976a6fc0fd570f8b86de4a92124b to 3d9f16c0b643ceac305526b2e2fe25c2c6166926 (excl.)
  • affected from f771fde82051976a6fc0fd570f8b86de4a92124b to 7e5397a3fed0dee7779bd084bec3c0584db3c930 (excl.)
  • affected from f771fde82051976a6fc0fd570f8b86de4a92124b to 58565eef0f8d861aae92abfb7658458d661cee17 (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 5.3 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 5.3 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 6.6.151 to 6.6.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.12.103 to 6.12.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.44 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.1.8 to 7.1.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.2-rc6 to * (incl.)

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