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 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 1.9%
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 (17)
Linux/Linux < 2.6.12
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 71a98248c63c535eaa4d4c22f099b68d902006d0
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - ac6985903db047eaff54db929e4bf6b06782788e
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - b1dfd6b27df35ef4f87825aa5f607378d23ff0f2
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - c221ed63a2769a0af8bd849dfe25740048f34ef4
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - e1af65c669ebb1666c54576614c01a7f9ffcfff6
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - eda30846ea54f8ed218468e5480c8305ca645e37
Linux/Linux 2.6.12
Linux/Linux 6.1.169 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.12.82 - 6.12.*
... and 7 more
Published Apr 24, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 24, 2026