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Requires local low-privileged access to /dev/z90crypt ioctl; kernel buffer overflow yields full CIA impact with no scope change.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Linux
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
s390/zcrypt: Improve CCA CPRB length and overflow checks
The xcrb_msg_to_type6cprb_msgx() function lacks proper input validation, creating security vulnerabilities:
- Integer overflow after CEIL4 alignment: Signed int variables could
overflow during 4-byte boundary alignment, causing undersized buffer allocations or incorrect bounds checking.
- Missing minimum size validation: The CPRBX structure is copied from
userspace without verifying sufficient buffer length. Undersized buffers cause uninitialized memory access when reading structure fields like cprbx.cprb_len and cprbx.domain.
- Arithmetic overflow in sum calculations: Adding control block and
data block sizes could overflow, bypassing size checks and enabling buffer overflows.
Fix by using size_t for length calculations, adding U32_MAX boundary checks after alignment, validating minimum control block size before copying from userspace, and detecting sum calculation overflows.
AnalysisAI
Integer overflow and missing input validation flaws in the Linux kernel's s390/zcrypt subsystem allow a local low-privileged user to trigger kernel buffer overflows and uninitialized memory reads, yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The vulnerable function xcrb_msg_to_type6cprb_msgx() fails to validate CPRBX structure sizes before copying from userspace, performs signed integer arithmetic subject to overflow during alignment, and does not detect overflow when summing control and data block sizes. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires: (1) the target system must run Linux on IBM Z (s390x) hardware - all other architectures are entirely unaffected; (2) the zcrypt kernel driver must be loaded (typical on IBM Z Linux distributions with hardware crypto accelerators); (3) the /dev/z90crypt character device must be accessible to the attacker's account, which is the default for users in the zcrypt group or where device permissions are open. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 7.8 score with vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H accurately reflects the realistic threat model: a local user with shell access and read/write permission on /dev/z90crypt can exploit this with low complexity and without any privileged account. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | A local user with a standard unprivileged account on an IBM Z Linux system crafts a malformed CPRBX ioctl message with field lengths designed to trigger signed integer wraparound during alignment, causing the kernel to allocate a buffer smaller than the data to be written. The attacker then submits the oversized payload, overflowing into adjacent kernel memory structures and enabling overwrite of function pointers or security-critical kernel data to escalate privileges to root. … |
| Remediation | Upgrade to Linux kernel 7.1.10 or 7.2, which contain the verified upstream fixes at commits 50fe5133dcb46449daf2435fa705264364411129 and 35ac6754ba6da45fd193f5ce3f665f7490b830d5 respectively, available at git.kernel.org. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours, identify and inventory all systems running Linux kernel versions prior to 7.1.10 or 7.2 with s390/zcrypt subsystem enabled, focusing on s390x infrastructure. …
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EUVD-2026-66461
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