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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2026-68156

Change History

New CVE Received from kernel.org 8/10/2026 9:20:01 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

                  
                
              
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

libceph: refresh auth->authorizer_buf{,_len} after authorizer update

ceph_x_create_authorizer() caches au->buf->vec.iov_base and
au->buf->vec.iov_len in struct ceph_auth_handshake.  These
cached values are then used by the messenger connect code when
sending the authorizer.

ceph_x_update_authorizer() can rebuild the authorizer when a newer
service ticket is available.  If the rebuilt authorizer no longer
fits in the existing buffer, ceph_x_build_authorizer() drops its
reference to au->buf and allocates a new one.  If this is the final
reference, ceph_buffer_put() frees the old ceph_buffer and its
vec.iov_base, but auth->authorizer_buf still points at that freed
memory.

A subsequent msgr1 reconnect can therefore queue the stale pointer
and trigger a KASAN slab-use-after-free in _copy_from_iter() while
tcp_sendmsg() copies the authorizer.

Refresh auth->authorizer_buf and auth->authorizer_buf_len after a
successful authorizer rebuild so the messenger sends the current
buffer.
Added Reference

                  
                
              
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0060ec912292a550198d8d18ac95b433c92a7091
Added Reference

                  
                
              
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ecfcd5c05866f185357700b81b461dae4f5ebb2
Added Reference

                  
                
              
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75e82e8944ac1efe9fdb88bd2f14d9a031282bdf
Added Reference

                  
                
              
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/937d61f86d377a3aa578adae7a3dfcecdddf9d89
Added Reference

                  
                
              
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d37aec9ffe4e743dabc3f84502e9723e17a30d4
Added Affected

                  
                
              
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