Critical severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89541
SUNRPC: harden gss_unwrap_resp_priv length checks
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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").
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)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
2d2da60c63b67174add32f06e8d54c3a0c5cd9cf before 3691c4b3488d8ca046b9941e5be30c626dbbbb50; 2d2da60c63b67174add32f06e8d54c3a0c5cd9cf before 85fa6b12e8f439739ac36ef2aad925f37c8b976a; 2d2da60c63b67174add32f06e8d54c3a0c5cd9cf before 401f6a5b338d05bb1069ad814d9f77e3c367854f; 2d2da60c63b67174add32f06e8d54c3a0c5cd9cf before 81fd7654a8429718adfcb2a7e03496077f547ed0; 2d2da60c63b67174add32f06e8d54c3a0c5cd9cf before 89a15a50f84d32d4b99db86f957427fcbe20a99a; 2d2da60c63b67174add32f06e8d54c3a0c5cd9cf before ebcbd2523a8524c3d24e111cdbed8e271d910269; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89541
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89541
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3691c4b3488d8ca046b9941e5be30c626dbbbb50
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/401f6a5b338d05bb1069ad814d9f77e3c367854f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81fd7654a8429718adfcb2a7e03496077f547ed0
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85fa6b12e8f439739ac36ef2aad925f37c8b976a
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87831b92112c81db251d46756d65daa4f91af6a2
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89a15a50f84d32d4b99db86f957427fcbe20a99a
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