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CVE-2026-64046

Linux Linux — net: tls: prevent chain-after-chain in plain text SG

Description · from the CVE record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: tls: prevent chain-after-chain in plain text SG Sashiko points out that if end = 0 (start != 0) the current code will create a chain link to content type right after the wrap link: This would create a chain where the wrap link points directly to another chain link. The scatterlist API sg_next iterator does not recursively resolve consecutive chain links. meaning this is illegal input to crypto. The wrapping link is unnecessary if end = 0. end is the entry after the last one used so end = 0 means there's nothing pushed after the wrap: end start i v v v [ ]...[ ][ d ][ d ][ d ][ d ][rsv for wrap] Skip the wrapping in this case. TLS 1.3 can use the "wrapping slot" for it's chaining if end = 0. This avoids the chain-after-chain. Move the wrap chaining before marking END and chaining off content type, that feels like more logical ordering to me, but should not matter from functional perspective.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Linux9aaaa56845a06aeabdd597cbe19492dc01f281ec – < 49a5faaa471ddcd37b6893970c9916eb836e7c3149a5faaa471ddcd37b6893970c9916eb836e7c31CNA
Linux9aaaa56845a06aeabdd597cbe19492dc01f281ec – < 91359966e247c0244c66d50bbb8e74aefa4321c391359966e247c0244c66d50bbb8e74aefa4321c3CNA
Linux9aaaa56845a06aeabdd597cbe19492dc01f281ec – < 410351158dfef2d67fea6603680b3a6013c6ed9d410351158dfef2d67fea6603680b3a6013c6ed9dCNA
Linux9aaaa56845a06aeabdd597cbe19492dc01f281ec – < acdc12b71c9aa4be5dcd2c8062753c6d2033e235acdc12b71c9aa4be5dcd2c8062753c6d2033e235CNA
Linux9aaaa56845a06aeabdd597cbe19492dc01f281ec – < 929b1548e63ac72e104c07d8ee8cbbeeba2fa89a929b1548e63ac72e104c07d8ee8cbbeeba2fa89aCNA
Linux9aaaa56845a06aeabdd597cbe19492dc01f281ec – < af855f4c966afafef74faf8390c7b86568c0d46daf855f4c966afafef74faf8390c7b86568c0d46dCNA
Linux9aaaa56845a06aeabdd597cbe19492dc01f281ec – < b9c015ef1a7bf1e8dc67f21c6381f36deb2c3a36b9c015ef1a7bf1e8dc67f21c6381f36deb2c3a36CNA
Linux9aaaa56845a06aeabdd597cbe19492dc01f281ec – < ff26a0e8377dec07e4a7230db7675bed1b9a6d03ff26a0e8377dec07e4a7230db7675bed1b9a6d03CNA
Linuxd529d6c9f7e3aaeac13c4948f79799ccb825f29d–CNA
Linux5.4.14 – < 5.55.5CNA
Linux5.55.10.258CNA

Scores by source

Linux (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/49a5faaa471ddcd37b6893970c9916eb836e7c31refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/91359966e247c0244c66d50bbb8e74aefa4321c3refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/410351158dfef2d67fea6603680b3a6013c6ed9drefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/acdc12b71c9aa4be5dcd2c8062753c6d2033e235refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/929b1548e63ac72e104c07d8ee8cbbeeba2fa89arefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/af855f4c966afafef74faf8390c7b86568c0d46drefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/b9c015ef1a7bf1e8dc67f21c6381f36deb2c3a36refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/ff26a0e8377dec07e4a7230db7675bed1b9a6d03