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CVE-2026-31430

X.509: Fix out-of-bounds access when parsing extensions

3Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackepss 0.1%
exploitation probability
0.1%top 100% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: X.509: Fix out-of-bounds access when parsing extensions Leo reports an out-of-bounds access when parsing a certificate with empty Basic Constraints or Key Usage extension because the first byte of the extension is read before checking its length. Fix it. The bug can be triggered by an unprivileged user by submitting a specially crafted certificate to the kernel through the keyrings(7) API. Leo has demonstrated this with a proof-of-concept program responsibly disclosed off-list.
Affected products
Linux · Linux