High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89607
ecryptfs: reject oversized encrypted_key_size in parse_tag_3_packet
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ecryptfs: reject oversized encrypted_key_size in parse_tag_3_packet
parse_tag_3_packet() set encrypted_key_size from the Tag 3 packet body
without bounding it against ECRYPTFS_MAX_KEY_BYTES (64). When
encrypted_key_size > 64, decrypt_passphrase_encrypted_session_key()
sets decrypted_key_size = encrypted_key_size and performs two
out-of-bounds writes:
1. crypto_skcipher_decrypt() writes encrypted_key_size bytes into
decrypted_key[64] via scatterlist, overflowing into the parent
ecryptfs_auth_tok struct.
2. memcpy(crypt_stat->key, decrypted_key, decrypted_key_size) writes
into crypt_stat->key[64], corrupting root_iv, keysig_list, and
mutexes in ecryptfs_crypt_stat.
Only AES-192 (cipher code 0x08) enables this because it sets
crypt_stat->key_size = 24 independently of encrypted_key_size,
allowing crypto_skcipher_setkey() to succeed while encrypted_key_size
exceeds ECRYPTFS_MAX_KEY_BYTES.
The PKI decryption path (parse_tag_65_packet) already validates
decrypted_key_size <= ECRYPTFS_MAX_KEY_BYTES; the passphrase path
omits this check.
Bound encrypted_key_size against ECRYPTFS_MAX_KEY_BYTES (64) rather
than ECRYPTFS_MAX_ENCRYPTED_KEY_BYTES (512). The 64-byte limit also
protects the 512-byte encrypted_key[] buffer, so the former 512-byte
check is removed as redundant.
[tyhicks: Adjust the code comment to refer to macros representing the
buffer sizes rather than mentioning the buffer size values since they
may change in the future]
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
237fead619984cc48818fe12ee0ceada3f55b012 before 2cd21340163494d312836c77c9fbfe2530b3d075; 237fead619984cc48818fe12ee0ceada3f55b012 before e2152d491ae62d96a32ed59778680a242af1fbc6; 237fead619984cc48818fe12ee0ceada3f55b012 before d2802414081184f79a619ede178aeef3aa989793; 237fead619984cc48818fe12ee0ceada3f55b012 before 33e050cac841498b5175f0f385eee903fd98863c; 237fead619984cc48818fe12ee0ceada3f55b012 before ccd13eff0e7356d2aa28b127b577e4e5ad4563f5; 237fead619984cc48818fe12ee0ceada3f55b012 before 14cb36a500a5a3afbc955dbf69dabc565f1a3b26; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89607
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89607
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14cb36a500a5a3afbc955dbf69dabc565f1a3b26
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cd21340163494d312836c77c9fbfe2530b3d075
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33e050cac841498b5175f0f385eee903fd98863c
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5babe9c177c364521e3e682b949c5a8c47f4a441
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a419c9ebfc9a40ee56aaad6dc68bfd67d400817b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccd13eff0e7356d2aa28b127b577e4e5ad4563f5
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