[PATCH] KEYS: fix overflow in keyctl_pkey_params_get_2()

From: Jarkko Sakkinen

Date: Sat May 30 2026 - 22:49:47 EST


The length for the internal output buffer is calculated incorrectly, which
can result overflow when a too small buffer is provided.

Fix the bug by allocating internal output with the size of the maximum
length of the cryptographic primitive instead of caller provided size.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v4.20+
Fixes: 00d60fd3b932 ("KEYS: Provide keyctls to drive the new key type ops for asymmetric keys [ver #2]")
Reported-by: Alessandro Grupp <ale.grpp@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Alessandro, please correct if I put the last name correctly (and
sincere apologies if not).
security/keys/keyctl_pkey.c | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl_pkey.c b/security/keys/keyctl_pkey.c
index 97bc27bbf079..ba150ee2d4a3 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl_pkey.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl_pkey.c
@@ -138,28 +138,35 @@ static int keyctl_pkey_params_get_2(const struct keyctl_pkey_params __user *_par
if (uparams.in_len > info.max_dec_size ||
uparams.out_len > info.max_enc_size)
return -EINVAL;
+
+ params->out_len = info.max_enc_size;
break;
case KEYCTL_PKEY_DECRYPT:
if (uparams.in_len > info.max_enc_size ||
uparams.out_len > info.max_dec_size)
return -EINVAL;
+
+ params->out_len = info.max_dec_size;
break;
case KEYCTL_PKEY_SIGN:
if (uparams.in_len > info.max_data_size ||
uparams.out_len > info.max_sig_size)
return -EINVAL;
+
+ params->out_len = info.max_sig_size;
break;
case KEYCTL_PKEY_VERIFY:
if (uparams.in_len > info.max_data_size ||
uparams.in2_len > info.max_sig_size)
return -EINVAL;
+
+ params->out_len = info.max_sig_size;
break;
default:
BUG();
}

params->in_len = uparams.in_len;
- params->out_len = uparams.out_len; /* Note: same as in2_len */
return 0;
}

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