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HIGHCVE-2026-31719Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-31719: crypto: krb5enc - fix async decrypt skipping hash verification

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: krb5enc - fix async decrypt skipping hash verification krb5enc_dispatch_decrypt() sets req->base.complete as the skcipher callback, which is the caller's own completion handler. When the skcipher completes asynchronously, this signals "done" to the caller without executing krb5enc_dispatch_decrypt_hash(), completely bypassing the integrity verification (hash check). Compare with the encrypt path which correctly uses krb5enc_encrypt_done as an intermediate callback to chain into the hash computation on async completion. Fix by adding krb5enc_decrypt_done as an intermediate callback that chains into krb5enc_dispatch_decrypt_hash() upon async skcipher completion, matching the encrypt path's callback pattern. Also fix EBUSY/EINPROGRESS handling throughout: remove krb5enc_request_complete() which incorrectly swallowed EINPROGRESS notifications that must be passed up to callers waiting on backlogged requests, and add missing EBUSY checks in krb5enc_encrypt_ahash_done for the dispatch_encrypt return value. Unset MAY_BACKLOG on the async completion path so the user won't see back-to-back EINPROGRESS notifications.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.5
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
0
Affected Products
2

Fix available

007cbb1bd424370671814a862913c99a6e14415883bfbf5f0a99c991769ec562721285df7ab69240b6.18.257.0.27.1-rc1e51f42114abbdf47f29dda43e7826be28907fcd2
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < 07cbb1bd424370671814a862913c99a6e1441588 (from d1775a177f7f38156d541c8a3e3c91eaa6e69699) · < e51f42114abbdf47f29dda43e7826be28907fcd2 (from d1775a177f7f38156d541c8a3e3c91eaa6e69699) · < 3bfbf5f0a99c991769ec562721285df7ab69240b (from d1775a177f7f38156d541c8a3e3c91eaa6e69699)
  • Linux / Linux
    6.15
    Fixed in 0, 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1-rc1
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVE-2026-31719: crypto: krb5enc - fix async decrypt skipping hash verification | HarborGuard CVE