CVE-2026-64015

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: security/keys: fix missed RCU read section on lookup Nicholas Carlini reports that the keyring code calls assoc_array_find() in find_key_to_update() without holding the RCU read lock, while the assoc_array_gc() code really is designed around removing the node from the tree and then freeing it after an RCU grace-period. The regular key handling doesn't see this because holding the keyring semaphore hides any lifetime issues, but the persistent key handling uses a different model. Instead of extending the keyring locking, just do the simple RCU locking that the assoc_array was designed for.
Configurations

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History

30 Oct 2026, 13:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d8d987a2aacde238ecd0f4946f28cef74c42b79 -
  • () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5036a9aa7f21fbce89a2a8451bbc177bae2e920d -

19 Oct 2026, 21:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-362

08 Oct 2026, 17:09

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CWE CWE-125
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43a1e3744548e6fd85873e6fb43e293eb4010694 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43a1e3744548e6fd85873e6fb43e293eb4010694 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c5d407ba3ff7f30561ff73ba1b07ed70c864edc - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c5d407ba3ff7f30561ff73ba1b07ed70c864edc - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50bb3435a5e627bfbdc52eb4536f49f88b3486b8 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50bb3435a5e627bfbdc52eb4536f49f88b3486b8 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5659e6923cb72f8e18e8b539109ab512455fe195 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5659e6923cb72f8e18e8b539109ab512455fe195 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66288dcadf80974436250e9f70ed848836b835b5 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66288dcadf80974436250e9f70ed848836b835b5 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cefa4265b11176c897a7d9e8e54d89e3701c5584 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cefa4265b11176c897a7d9e8e54d89e3701c5584 - Patch

Information

Published : 2026-07-19 16:17

Updated : 2026-10-30 13:19


NVD link : CVE-2026-64015

Mitre link : CVE-2026-64015

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-64015


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')