Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sunrpc: fix client side handling of tls alerts
A security exploit was discovered in NFS over TLS in tls_alert_recv due to its assumption that there is valid data in the msghdr's iterator's kvec.
Instead, this patch proposes the rework how control messages are setup and used by sock_recvmsg().
If no control message structure is setup, kTLS layer will read and process TLS data record types. As soon as it encounters a TLS control message, it would return an error. At that point, NFS can setup a kvec backed control buffer and read in the control message such as a TLS alert. Scott found that a msg iterator can advance the kvec pointer as a part of the copy process thus we need to revert the iterator before calling into the tls_alert_recv.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= dea034b963c8901bdcc3d3880c04f0d75c95112f, < a55b3d15331859d9fdd261cfa6d34ca2aeb0fb95; >= dea034b963c8901bdcc3d3880c04f0d75c95112f, < c36b2fbd60e8f9c6f975522130998608880c93be; >= dea034b963c8901bdcc3d3880c04f0d75c95112f, < 3ee397eaaca4fa04db21bb98c8f1d0c6cc525368; >= dea034b963c8901bdcc3d3880c04f0d75c95112f, < 3feada5baf4dc96e151ff2ca54630e1d274e5458; >= dea034b963c8901bdcc3d3880c04f0d75c95112f, < cc5d59081fa26506d02de2127ab822f40d88bc5a |
| Linux | Linux | 6.5 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ee397eaaca4fa04db21bb98c8f1d0c6cc525368Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3feada5baf4dc96e151ff2ca54630e1d274e5458Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a55b3d15331859d9fdd261cfa6d34ca2aeb0fb95Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c36b2fbd60e8f9c6f975522130998608880c93bePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc5d59081fa26506d02de2127ab822f40d88bc5aPatch
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 19, 2025
- Last modified
- Oct 15, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified