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High [CVE-2026-63831] add skb_cow_data before in-place crypto

This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-63831 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On.

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CVE-2026-63831
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Red Hat LinuxLinux Kernel
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Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac802154: llsec: add skb_cow_data() before in-place crypto llsec_do_encrypt_unauth(), llsec_do_encrypt_auth(), llsec_do_decrypt_unauth(), and llsec_do_decrypt_auth() all perform in-place cryptographic transformations on skb data.

They build a scatterlist with sg_init_one() pointing into the skb's linear data area and then pass the same scatterlist as both src and dst to the crypto API (e.g. crypto_skcipher_encrypt/decrypt, crypto_aead_encrypt/decrypt).

On the RX path, __ieee802154_rx_handle_packet() clones the received skb before handing it to each subscriber via ieee802154_subif_frame(). The cloned skb shares the same underlying data buffer via reference counting.

When llsec_do_decrypt() subsequently modifies this shared buffer in place, it corrupts data that other clones -- potentially belonging to other sockets or subsystems -- still reference. On the TX path, similar data sharing can occur when an skb's head has been cloned (skb_cloned() returns true).

The fix is to call skb_cow_data() before performing any in-place crypto operation. skb_cow_data() ensures that the skb's data area is not shared: if the skb head is cloned or the data spans multiple fragments, it copies the data into a private buffer that can be safely modified in place.

Affected versions
  • 802.15.4

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Fixed versions
  • kernel-0:6.12.0-211.59.1.el10_2
  • kernel-0:6.12.0-55.113.1.el10_0
  • kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-553.167.1.el8_10
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-305.216.1.el8_4
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-372.225.1.el8_6
  • kernel-0:5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8
  • kernel-0:5.14.0-427.158.1.el9_4
  • kernel-0:5.14.0-570.152.1.el9_6
  • RHSA-2026:71233
  • RHSA-2026:88687
  • RHSA-2026:71016
  • RHSA-2026:71213
  • RHSA-2026:91585
  • RHSA-2026:91493
  • RHSA-2026:71232
  • RHSA-2026:91489
  • RHSA-2026:91492

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Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: kernel-0:6.12.0-211.59.1.el10_2, kernel-0:6.12.0-55.113.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10, kernel-0:4.18.0-553.167.1.el8_10, kernel-0:4.18.0-305.216.1.el8_4, kernel-0:4.18.0-372.225.1.el8_6. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here. Review it before change work.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 days ago·verify at source

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