CVE-2026-68148

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fscrypt: Add missing superblock check in find_or_insert_direct_key() The legacy 'fscrypt_direct_keys' table caches master keys that are used by v1 encryption policies that have FSCRYPT_POLICY_FLAG_DIRECT_KEY. It's just a global table for all filesystems (since the keys can be provided by the legacy process-subscribed keyrings mechanism, which makes it difficult to reuse super_block::s_master_keys). The entries in it ('struct fscrypt_direct_key') do contain a super_block pointer, though, for passing to fscrypt_destroy_inline_crypt_key() when the last inode that references the key is evicted. However, when finding the fscrypt_direct_key for an inode, we weren't actually comparing the super_block pointer. As a result, inodes with different super_blocks could point to the same fscrypt_direct_key. That could extend the lifetime of a fscrypt_direct_key beyond the super_block it points to, causing a use-after-free later. Fix this by creating distinct fscrypt_direct_key structs for distinct super_block structs. Note that this problem doesn't exist in the v2 policy equivalent ("per-mode keys"), since the data structures there are per super_block.

Gravité et risque d'exploitation

CVE-2026-68148 obtient un score CVSS de 7.8/10, soit une gravité élevée. Selon le modèle EPSS, la probabilité qu'elle soit exploitée dans les 30 prochains jours est de 0.09 %, ce qui la place devant 0.5 % des CVE référencées.

Que faire ?

• Vérifiez si Linux (versions <=6.1.*, <=6.12.*, 6.12.101, 0, <b5fa40226e71c17847b9ff2816c6ca4133d0d994, <=7.1.*, <466f187b501a5ac8e1ea2ccf3ccd5c46108d8830, <=6.6.*, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 6.1.183, <=6.18.*, <95376fe9c145be35566991df99c53134943d992f, <965b5bc8cf5031225e057979ce660fec2bd5fbfc, 6.1, 22e9947a4b2ba255888541bd0111cf00b9b16586, <deff41898a5ae3a47db5fa1896a494aa95efda5d, <=*, <330249609b70778094a7a36f5b6bcfa6362121d4, 6.6.148, 7.2, <6.1) est présent sur votre parc.
• Appliquez le correctif ou la version corrigée indiqués dans les références de l'éditeur.
• À défaut de correctif, limitez l'exposition (filtrage réseau, désactivation du composant).
• Automatisez la détection : les agents CVE Heimdall (gratuits, open source) corrèlent l'inventaire de vos serveurs avec la base CVE.

Références

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/965b5bc8cf5031225e057979ce660fec2bd5fbfc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/330249609b70778094a7a36f5b6bcfa6362121d4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deff41898a5ae3a47db5fa1896a494aa95efda5d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95376fe9c145be35566991df99c53134943d992f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/466f187b501a5ac8e1ea2ccf3ccd5c46108d8830
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5fa40226e71c17847b9ff2816c6ca4133d0d994