crypto: aead - Fix reqsize handling
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-68726 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-12-24 11:16:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-30 06:24:41 UTC |
| Description | 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 |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.003610000 probability, percentile 0.288020000 (date 2026-08-01)
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Secondary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected afddce13ce81d52a13898fa0700917835c71acd6 64377e66e187164bd6737112d07257f5f0feb681 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected afddce13ce81d52a13898fa0700917835c71acd6 12b413f5460c393d1151a37f591140693eca0f84 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected afddce13ce81d52a13898fa0700917835c71acd6 9b04d8f00569573796dd05397f5779135593eb24 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.16 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.16 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.17.13 6.17.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.2 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.19 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b413f5460c393d1151a37f591140693eca0f84 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/64377e66e187164bd6737112d07257f5f0feb681 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b04d8f00569573796dd05397f5779135593eb24 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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