In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: asymmetric_keys - fix OOB read in pefile_digest_pe_contents
pefile_digest_pe_contents() computes the trailing-data hash length as
pelen - (hashed_bytes + certs_size). A crafted PE can make the addition
exceed pelen, causing the unsigned subtraction to underflow to ~4 GiB.
This is passed to crypto_shash_update() which reads out of bounds and
panics on unmapped vmalloc guard pages.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc900038d8000
Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
RIP: 0010:sha256_blocks_generic (lib/crypto/sha256.c:152)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__sha256_update (lib/crypto/sha256.c:208)
crypto_sha256_update (crypto/sha256.c:142)
verify_pefile_signature (crypto/asymmetric_keys/verify_pefile.c:436)
kexec_kernel_verify_pe_sig (kernel/kexec_file.c:151)
__do_sys_kexec_file_load (kernel/kexec_file.c:406)
do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94)
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121)
</TASK>
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception
Validate that the addition does not overflow and the result does not
exceed pelen before the subtraction. Return -ELIBBAD on failure.
crypto: asymmetric_keys - fix OOB read in pefile_digest_pe_contents
pefile_digest_pe_contents() computes the trailing-data hash length as
pelen - (hashed_bytes + certs_size). A crafted PE can make the addition
exceed pelen, causing the unsigned subtraction to underflow to ~4 GiB.
This is passed to crypto_shash_update() which reads out of bounds and
panics on unmapped vmalloc guard pages.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc900038d8000
Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
RIP: 0010:sha256_blocks_generic (lib/crypto/sha256.c:152)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__sha256_update (lib/crypto/sha256.c:208)
crypto_sha256_update (crypto/sha256.c:142)
verify_pefile_signature (crypto/asymmetric_keys/verify_pefile.c:436)
kexec_kernel_verify_pe_sig (kernel/kexec_file.c:151)
__do_sys_kexec_file_load (kernel/kexec_file.c:406)
do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94)
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121)
</TASK>
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception
Validate that the addition does not overflow and the result does not
exceed pelen before the subtraction. Return -ELIBBAD on failure.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: asymmetric_keys - fix OOB read in pefile_digest_pe_contents pefile_digest_pe_contents() computes the trailing-data hash length as pelen - (hashed_bytes + certs_size). A crafted PE can make the addition exceed pelen, causing the unsigned subtraction to underflow to ~4 GiB. This is passed to crypto_shash_update() which reads out of bounds and panics on unmapped vmalloc guard pages. BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc900038d8000 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI RIP: 0010:sha256_blocks_generic (lib/crypto/sha256.c:152) Call Trace: <TASK> __sha256_update (lib/crypto/sha256.c:208) crypto_sha256_update (crypto/sha256.c:142) verify_pefile_signature (crypto/asymmetric_keys/verify_pefile.c:436) kexec_kernel_verify_pe_sig (kernel/kexec_file.c:151) __do_sys_kexec_file_load (kernel/kexec_file.c:406) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121) </TASK> Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception Validate that the addition does not overflow and the result does not exceed pelen before the subtraction. Return -ELIBBAD on failure. | |
| Title | crypto: asymmetric_keys - fix OOB read in pefile_digest_pe_contents | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-27T20:10:36.101Z
Reserved: 2026-07-19T15:36:31.795Z
Link: CVE-2026-64544
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