CVE-2026-52972
Medium
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: af_alg - Cap AEAD AD length to 0x80000000 In order to prevent arithmetic overflows when checking the TX buffer size, cap the associated data length to 0x80000000.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedJun 24, 2026
First seenJun 24, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-190Integer overflow
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.2 or later
Patches
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/265ac26d1c5e17b34d497cbda1f754a1ec8552bc
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/97948906dc8e0ea84775e03e35b60a2063c70193
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1c5672faf8e93e38c2deac3979cc767ca5cf918
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4fe4eb580bbc7439f649a496d4cf38415a4021c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9f68d9ed38dd6e5a6c6d75b03d25c1c133e321d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4c06479d7059888adf2f22bc1ebcf053bf691a2
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4c4a5074532eaaa14951994a3aad0d479aa7431
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8a5203596797f394ff3f9aa4005597a92249802
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 4.1 ≤ v < 5.10.258, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.209, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.175, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.141, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.91, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.33, 6.19 ≤ v < 7.0.10, 7.1 ≤ v < 7.2 | 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.2 |
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