Critical severity · published Aug 10, 2026
CVE-2026-68156
libceph: refresh auth->authorizer_buf{,_len} after authorizer update
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
libceph: refresh auth->authorizer_buf{,_len} after authorizer update
ceph_x_create_authorizer() caches au->buf->vec.iov_base and
au->buf->vec.iov_len in struct ceph_auth_handshake. These
cached values are then used by the messenger connect code when
sending the authorizer.
ceph_x_update_authorizer() can rebuild the authorizer when a newer
service ticket is available. If the rebuilt authorizer no longer
fits in the existing buffer, ceph_x_build_authorizer() drops its
reference to au->buf and allocates a new one. If this is the final
reference, ceph_buffer_put() frees the old ceph_buffer and its
vec.iov_base, but auth->authorizer_buf still points at that freed
memory.
A subsequent msgr1 reconnect can therefore queue the stale pointer
and trigger a KASAN slab-use-after-free in _copy_from_iter() while
tcp_sendmsg() copies the authorizer.
Refresh auth->authorizer_buf and auth->authorizer_buf_len after a
successful authorizer rebuild so the messenger sends the current
buffer.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
0bed9b5c523d577378b6f83eab5835fe30c27208 before 2334e9997308305ee4fd508fdfe6086c4150ed60; 0bed9b5c523d577378b6f83eab5835fe30c27208 before 79a273df64238a4ade8b709689a78589f755b8ef; 0bed9b5c523d577378b6f83eab5835fe30c27208 before 26f814187abceee90dbb29a02133adb4786fbb13; 0bed9b5c523d577378b6f83eab5835fe30c27208 before 9d37aec9ffe4e743dabc3f84502e9723e17a30d4; 0bed9b5c523d577378b6f83eab5835fe30c27208 before 75e82e8944ac1efe9fdb88bd2f14d9a031282bdf; 0bed9b5c523d577378b6f83eab5835fe30c27208 before 0060ec912292a550198d8d18ac95b433c92a7091; +7 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68156
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68156
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0060ec912292a550198d8d18ac95b433c92a7091
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2334e9997308305ee4fd508fdfe6086c4150ed60
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26f814187abceee90dbb29a02133adb4786fbb13
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ecfcd5c05866f185357700b81b461dae4f5ebb2
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75e82e8944ac1efe9fdb88bd2f14d9a031282bdf
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79a273df64238a4ade8b709689a78589f755b8ef
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