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CVE-2025-68726
published 2025-12-24

CVE-2025-68726: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: aead - Fix reqsize handling Commit afddce13ce81d ("crypto: api - Add reqsize to…

PriorityP349critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.36%
28.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: aead - Fix reqsize handling Commit afddce13ce81d ("crypto: api - Add reqsize to crypto_alg") introduced cra_reqsize field in crypto_alg struct to replace type specific reqsize fields. It looks like this was introduced specifically for ahash and acomp from the commit description as subsequent commits add necessary changes in these alg frameworks. However, this is being recommended for use in all crypto algs instead of setting reqsize using crypto_*_set_reqsize(). Using cra_reqsize in aead algorithms, hence, causes memory corruptions and crashes as the underlying functions in the algorithm framework have not been updated to set the reqsize properly from cra_reqsize. [1] Add proper set_reqsize calls in the aead init function to properly initialize reqsize for these algorithms in the framework. [1]: https://gist.github.com/Pratham-T/24247446f1faf4b7843e4014d5089f6b

Affected

9 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.17.13-1 (forky)linux 6.17.13-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= afddce13ce81d52a13898fa0700917835c71acd6 < 64377e66e187164bd6737112d07257f5f0feb68164377e66e187164bd6737112d07257f5f0feb681
linuxlinux>= afddce13ce81d52a13898fa0700917835c71acd6 < 12b413f5460c393d1151a37f591140693eca0f8412b413f5460c393d1151a37f591140693eca0f84
linuxlinux>= afddce13ce81d52a13898fa0700917835c71acd6 < 9b04d8f00569573796dd05397f5779135593eb249b04d8f00569573796dd05397f5779135593eb24
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.13-16.17.13-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.0-19.196.17.0-19.19
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.16.0 < 6.17.136.17.13
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.18.0 < 6.18.26.18.2

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.2HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.2HIGH
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