Bug 2516863 (CVE-2026-74435) - CVE-2026-74435 kernel: rxrpc: rxrpc_verify_data ensure rx_dec_buffer alloc
Summary: CVE-2026-74435 kernel: rxrpc: rxrpc_verify_data ensure rx_dec_buffer alloc
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-74435
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:37 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-20 23:15 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:37:25 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rxrpc: rxrpc_verify_data ensure rx_dec_buffer alloc

rxrpc_recvmsg_data() calls rxrpc_verify_data() whenever the
rxrpc_call.rx_dec_buffer is unallocated and assumes that upon
successful return that rx_dec_buffer must be allocated.
However, rxrpc_verify_data() does not request an allocation if
the rxrpc_skb_priv.len is zero.

In addition, failure to allocate rx_dec_buffer will result in a
call to skb_copy_bits() with a NULL destination which can
trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

To prevent these issues rxrpc_verify_data() is modified to
always attempt to allocate the rxrpc_call.rx_dec_buffer if it
is NULL.

This issue was identified with assistance of a private
sashiko instance.


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