crypto: af-alg - fix NULL pointer dereference in scatterwalk (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.11 % · percentile 1 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: af-alg - fix NULL pointer dereference in scatterwalk The AF_ALG interface fails to unmark the end of a Scatter/Gather List (SGL) when chaining a new af_alg_tsgl structure. If a sendmsg() fills an SGL exactly to MAX_SGL_ENTS, the last entry is marked as the end. A subsequent sendmsg() allocates a new SGL and chains it, but fails to clear the end marker on the previous SGL's last data entry. This causes the crypto scatterwalk to hit a premature end, returning NULL on sg_next() and leading to a kernel panic during dereference. Fix this by explicitly unmarking the end of the previous SGL when performing sg_chain() in af_alg_alloc_tsgl().
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f48d3dd99199180cf37d6253550c55e86372309a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9acceae7b004956851fd4268edf9f518a9bce04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7195350fb78538c25cd790d703f8f2c73ee0d395
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdf2c6381b21ab5ccf8116750d5582fcd6c0f49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44eafa39363e8d5dfda6a8c6eb6b45458ed4b948
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00cbdec17c15d024a1c5002c7365df7624a18a75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b03ab0a587ec57eb7ddb5c115d84a42896f60f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62397b493e14107ae82d8b80938f293d95425bcb
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-26642
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-43043
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1093 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1066 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1064 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0985 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0954 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0927 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0926 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0900 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0696 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0548 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0547 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.6.38 < 5.10.253cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.203cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.168cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.134cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.81cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.18.22cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 6.19.12cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 8ff590903d5fc7f5a0a988c38267a3d08e6393a2 < f48d3dd99199180cf37d6253550c55e86372309a ; affected 8ff590903d5fc7f5a0a988c38267a3d08e6393a2 < f9acceae7b004956851fd4268edf9f518a9bce04 ; affected 8ff590903d5fc7f5a0a988c38267a3d08e6393a2 < 7195350fb78538c25cd790d703f8f2c73ee0d395 ; affected 8ff590903d5fc7f5a0a988c38267a3d08e6393a2 < 7cdf2c6381b21ab5ccf8116750d5582fcd6c0f49 ; affected 8ff590903d5fc7f5a0a988c38267a3d08e6393a2 < 44eafa39363e8d5dfda6a8c6eb6b45458ed4b948 ; affected 8ff590903d5fc7f5a0a988c38267a3d08e6393a2 < 00cbdec17c15d024a1c5002c7365df7624a18a75 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 2.6.38 ; unaffected 0 < 2.6.38 ; unaffected 5.10.253 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.203 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.168 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.134 ≤ 6.6.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |