CVE-2026-31664

MEDIUM

xfrm: clear trailing padding in build_polexpire()

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: clear trailing padding in build_polexpire() build_expire() clears the trailing padding bytes of struct xfrm_user_expire after setting the hard field via memset_after(), but the analogous function build_polexpire() does not do this for struct xfrm_user_polexpire. The padding bytes after the __u8 hard field are left uninitialized from the heap allocation, and are then sent to userspace via netlink multicast to XFRMNLGRP_EXPIRE listeners, leaking kernel heap memory contents. Add the missing memset_after() call, matching build_expire().

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 2.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (28)
linux/Kernel 2.6.12 - 5.10.258linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.209linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.169linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.23linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 6.19.13linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.135linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.82linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.12
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 71a98248c63c535eaa4d4c22f099b68d902006d0
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - a5127501c8d30b5728791b1e340284ca5c9cc4bd
... and 18 more
Published Apr 24, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 24, 2026