[PATCH v3] KEYS: encrypted: fix integer overflow of datablob_len
From: Cen Zhang
Date: Wed Sep 09 2026 - 14:00:37 EST
encrypted_key_alloc() stores datablob_len in a u16. It is computed from
multiple string and payload lengths. If the result exceeds U16_MAX, the
assignment truncates the allocation size. KASAN reports a 32760-byte
slab-out-of-bounds write when __ekey_init() copies the master key
description into the undersized buffer.
The total payload length stored in key->datalen is also a u16. Use
check_add_overflow() to reject values that do not fit either destination,
and use kzalloc_flex() for the flexible-array allocation.
Fixes: 7e70cb497850 ("keys: add new key-type encrypted")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/keyrings/20260826154456.85974-1-blbllhy@xxxxxxxxx/
Assisted-by: GitHub-Copilot:claude-opus-4.6
Signed-off-by: Cen Zhang <cenzhang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Francis Perron <francis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
- Describe the bounds using u16 and U16_MAX and simplify the commit
message.
- Include the KASAN-reported write size.
- Remove organization names from the author and sign-off identities.
- Remove the unnecessary off-list discussion note.
- Use cenzhang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
- No code changes.
security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c | 20 ++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
index 59cb77b237b3..e07092ea301a 100644
--- a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
+++ b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
#include <linux/parser.h>
#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/overflow.h>
#include <keys/user-type.h>
#include <keys/trusted-type.h>
#include <keys/encrypted-type.h>
@@ -579,6 +580,7 @@ static struct encrypted_key_payload *encrypted_key_alloc(struct key *key,
{
struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload = NULL;
unsigned short datablob_len;
+ unsigned short payload_totallen;
unsigned short decrypted_datalen;
unsigned short payload_datalen;
unsigned int encrypted_datalen;
@@ -632,16 +634,22 @@ static struct encrypted_key_payload *encrypted_key_alloc(struct key *key,
encrypted_datalen = roundup(decrypted_datalen, blksize);
- datablob_len = format_len + 1 + strlen(master_desc) + 1
- + strlen(datalen) + 1 + ivsize + 1 + encrypted_datalen;
+ if (check_add_overflow(format_len + 1 + strlen(master_desc) + 1
+ + strlen(datalen) + 1 + ivsize + 1,
+ encrypted_datalen, &datablob_len))
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+ if (check_add_overflow(datablob_len,
+ payload_datalen + HASH_SIZE + 1,
+ &payload_totallen))
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
- ret = key_payload_reserve(key, payload_datalen + datablob_len
- + HASH_SIZE + 1);
+ ret = key_payload_reserve(key, payload_totallen);
if (ret < 0)
return ERR_PTR(ret);
- epayload = kzalloc(sizeof(*epayload) + payload_datalen +
- datablob_len + HASH_SIZE + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+ epayload = kzalloc_flex(*epayload, payload_data, payload_totallen,
+ GFP_KERNEL);
if (!epayload)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
base-commit: 893e11787f78e43b534e252249ac3fff4d1333f8
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2.55.0