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High [CVE-2026-64558] Check length in pkey_pckmo handler implementation

This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-64558 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat package: kernel-rt.

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CVE-2026-64558
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Red Hat LinuxLinux Kernel
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Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/pkey: Check length in pkey_pckmo handler implementation Explicitly check the length of the target buffer in the pkey_pckmo implementation of the key_to_protkey() handler function. The handler function fails, if the generated output data exceeds the length of the provided target buffer.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, specifically within the s390/pkey component. This could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service.

Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Weakness: CWE-787.

Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 as not affected.

Red Hat fixing advisory: RHSA-2026:74174.

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: kernel-rt.

Affected versions

No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative. Check it before change work.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 28 days ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • kernel-0:5.14.0-570.146.1.el9_6
  • RHSA-2026:74174

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 28 days ago·verify at source

Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: kernel-0:5.14.0-570.146.1.el9_6, RHSA-2026:74174. 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 28 days ago·verify at source

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