{"id":"CVE-2026-89537","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"SUNRPC: Reject short RFC 4121 MIC tokens in gss_krb5_verify_mic_v2","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nSUNRPC: Reject short RFC 4121 MIC tokens in gss_krb5_verify_mic_v2\n\ngss_krb5_verify_mic_v2() reads the token ID at ptr[0..1], the flags\nbyte at ptr[2], and padding at ptr[3..7], then passes\nptr + GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN and cksum_len to gss_krb5_mic_build_sg().\nNone of these accesses check read_token->len first.\n\nThe minimum safe token size is GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN (16) plus\nctx->krb5e->cksum_len (12-24, depending on the enctype).  All callers\naccept shorter tokens from the wire:\n\n - gss_unwrap_resp_integ() enforces only an upper bound\n   (offset + len <= rcv_buf->len) before allocating\n   mic.data = kmalloc(len) and passing it to gss_verify_mic().\n   A malicious NFS server can therefore supply a short checksum\n   opaque, producing a small slab allocation that the Kerberos MIC\n   verifier reads past.\n\n - gss_validate() enforces only len <= RPC_MAX_AUTH_SIZE (400)\n   before passing the wire-supplied length to\n   gss_validate_seqno_mic(), which constructs a mic xdr_netobj\n   and calls gss_verify_mic().\n\n - svcauth_gss_verify_header() enforces only\n   checksum.len >= XDR_UNIT (4 bytes) before dispatching to\n   gss_verify_mic().\n\n - svcauth_gss_unwrap_integ() checks only that the checksum fits\n   in gsd->gsd_scratch.\n\nAdd a length guard at the top of gss_krb5_verify_mic_v2(), before any\nptr[] access or scatterlist construction.  Well-formed MIC tokens from\ngss_krb5_get_mic_v2() already have exactly GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN +\ncksum_len bytes, so valid traffic is unaffected.","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T19:44:15.216Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-30T12:32:04.586Z","severity":{"score":9.1,"label":"Critical","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","source":"Linux"},"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"de9c17eb4a912c9028f7b470eb80815144883b26","status":"affected","lessThan":"86c3d527303ec79805098bda3dfc4fa994757f59","versionType":"git"},{"version":"de9c17eb4a912c9028f7b470eb80815144883b26","status":"affected","lessThan":"b2e9e10f5a536befcdce64d3e6946dff42fb823e","versionType":"git"},{"version":"de9c17eb4a912c9028f7b470eb80815144883b26","status":"affected","lessThan":"997577c52487181226775db3755079a3ba1d52b9","versionType":"git"},{"version":"de9c17eb4a912c9028f7b470eb80815144883b26","status":"affected","lessThan":"996dd15f60121bdd7896b4554458f8806d608063","versionType":"git"},{"version":"de9c17eb4a912c9028f7b470eb80815144883b26","status":"affected","lessThan":"7a946b2e7207f968902f2147ab9b30726f82f7ab","versionType":"git"},{"version":"de9c17eb4a912c9028f7b470eb80815144883b26","status":"affected","lessThan":"b94f6719dcd9f7a609bc5f459f85795900e77d25","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_unseal.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"2.6.35","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"2.6.35","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.191","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.160","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.114","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.57","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2.4","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.2.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_unseal.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86c3d527303ec79805098bda3dfc4fa994757f59","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2e9e10f5a536befcdce64d3e6946dff42fb823e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/997577c52487181226775db3755079a3ba1d52b9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/996dd15f60121bdd7896b4554458f8806d608063","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a946b2e7207f968902f2147ab9b30726f82f7ab","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b94f6719dcd9f7a609bc5f459f85795900e77d25"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-30T12:50:04.827Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/89xxx/CVE-2026-89537.json","commit":"1f312381e38164a43607eebab851b151dd16861e","baselineCommit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-89537","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-09-11T19:44:15.216Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-30T12:32:04.586Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2026-09-11T19:38:34.721Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"SUNRPC: Reject short RFC 4121 MIC tokens in gss_krb5_verify_mic_v2","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nSUNRPC: Reject short RFC 4121 MIC tokens in gss_krb5_verify_mic_v2\n\ngss_krb5_verify_mic_v2() reads the token ID at ptr[0..1], the flags\nbyte at ptr[2], and padding at ptr[3..7], then passes\nptr + GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN and cksum_len to gss_krb5_mic_build_sg().\nNone of these accesses check read_token->len first.\n\nThe minimum safe token size is GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN (16) plus\nctx->krb5e->cksum_len (12-24, depending on the enctype).  All callers\naccept shorter tokens from the wire:\n\n - gss_unwrap_resp_integ() enforces only an upper bound\n   (offset + len <= rcv_buf->len) before allocating\n   mic.data = kmalloc(len) and passing it to gss_verify_mic().\n   A malicious NFS server can therefore supply a short checksum\n   opaque, producing a small slab allocation that the Kerberos MIC\n   verifier reads past.\n\n - gss_validate() enforces only len <= RPC_MAX_AUTH_SIZE (400)\n   before passing the wire-supplied length to\n   gss_validate_seqno_mic(), which constructs a mic xdr_netobj\n   and calls gss_verify_mic().\n\n - svcauth_gss_verify_header() enforces only\n   checksum.len >= XDR_UNIT (4 bytes) before dispatching to\n   gss_verify_mic().\n\n - svcauth_gss_unwrap_integ() checks only that the checksum fits\n   in gsd->gsd_scratch.\n\nAdd a length guard at the top of gss_krb5_verify_mic_v2(), before any\nptr[] access or scatterlist construction.  Well-formed MIC tokens from\ngss_krb5_get_mic_v2() already have exactly GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN +\ncksum_len bytes, so valid traffic is unaffected."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"de9c17eb4a912c9028f7b470eb80815144883b26","status":"affected","lessThan":"86c3d527303ec79805098bda3dfc4fa994757f59","versionType":"git"},{"version":"de9c17eb4a912c9028f7b470eb80815144883b26","status":"affected","lessThan":"b2e9e10f5a536befcdce64d3e6946dff42fb823e","versionType":"git"},{"version":"de9c17eb4a912c9028f7b470eb80815144883b26","status":"affected","lessThan":"997577c52487181226775db3755079a3ba1d52b9","versionType":"git"},{"version":"de9c17eb4a912c9028f7b470eb80815144883b26","status":"affected","lessThan":"996dd15f60121bdd7896b4554458f8806d608063","versionType":"git"},{"version":"de9c17eb4a912c9028f7b470eb80815144883b26","status":"affected","lessThan":"7a946b2e7207f968902f2147ab9b30726f82f7ab","versionType":"git"},{"version":"de9c17eb4a912c9028f7b470eb80815144883b26","status":"affected","lessThan":"b94f6719dcd9f7a609bc5f459f85795900e77d25","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_unseal.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"2.6.35","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"2.6.35","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.191","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.160","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.114","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.57","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2.4","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.2.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_unseal.c"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86c3d527303ec79805098bda3dfc4fa994757f59"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2e9e10f5a536befcdce64d3e6946dff42fb823e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/997577c52487181226775db3755079a3ba1d52b9"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/996dd15f60121bdd7896b4554458f8806d608063"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a946b2e7207f968902f2147ab9b30726f82f7ab"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b94f6719dcd9f7a609bc5f459f85795900e77d25"}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","baseScore":9.1,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL"},"scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"AV:N - gss_krb5_verify_mic_v2() is reached from nfsd RPCSEC_GSS on TCP/2049 (svcauth_gss_accept → svcauth_gss_verify_header/unwrap_integ) and from the NFS client processing a remote server's RPCSEC_GSS verifier or krb5i checksum, so a remote peer triggers it with crafted SUNRPC traffic.\nAC:L - A single RPCSEC_GSS Call or Reply with a MIC/checksum shorter than GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN plus cksum_len (callers accept as little as 4 bytes) deterministically over-reads; no race or attacker-uncontrollable layout is required. Kerberized NFS is a standard enterprise deployment.\nPR:N - svcauth_gss_verify_header() is the MIC check itself and runs before credentials are verified; the only gate is an rsc-cache lookup on a cleartext, monotonically increasing 64-bit GSS handle that an unauthenticated client can sniff or enumerate. A malicious NFS server needs no privileges on the client.\nUI:N - On nfsd the over-read is triggered solely by an inbound RPCSEC_GSS message; on the client it fires from the RPC receive path once an NFS/RPCSEC_GSS mount exists. No separate victim action is required at attack time.\nS:U - The slab over-read and any resulting oops stay inside the host kernel SUNRPC/GSS code. This is ordinary same-host kernel impact, not a VM escape, IOMMU bypass, or other changed-scope boundary.\nC:H - gss_unwrap_resp_integ() kmallocs only the attacker-chosen checksum length, then gss_krb5_verify_mic_v2() reads GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN+cksum_len (28-40) bytes via gss_krb5_mic_build_sg()/sg_pcopy_to_buffer, an out-of-bounds read of adjacent slab well beyond a few bytes.\nI:N - The defect is a read-only over-read consumed as a MIC comparison; rfc3961_verify_mic copies those bytes into a local buffer and memcmp()s them. 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