CVE-2026-46024: libceph: Prevent potential null-ptr-deref in ceph_handle_auth_reply()

Published May 27, 2026
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

libceph: Prevent potential null-ptr-deref in cephhandleauthreply()

If a message of type CEPHMSGAUTHREPLY contains a zero value for both protocol and result, this is currently not treated as an error. In case of ac->negotiating == true and ac->protocol > 0, this leads to setting ac->protocol = 0 and ac->ops = NULL. Thereafter, the check for ac->protocol != protocol returns false, and initprotocol() is not called. Subsequently, ac->ops->handlereply() is called, which leads to a null pointer dereference, because ac->ops is still NULL.

This patch changes the check for ac->protocol != protocol to !ac->protocol, as this also includes the case when the protocol was set to zero in the message. This causes the message to be treated as containing a bad auth protocol.

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel
Linux Linux kernel>=2.6.34.1<5.15.209
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.175
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.140
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.12.86
Linux Linux kernel>=6.13<6.18.27
Linux Linux kernel>=6.19<7.0.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.34
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.34-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.34-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.34-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.34-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.34-rc6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.34-rc7
Microsoft azl3 kernel 6.6.139.1-1<6.6.141.1-1
6.6.141.1-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.6.141.1-1

Event History

May 27, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:56 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:56 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:17 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 28, 2026
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·08:11 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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