crypto: acomp - fix wrong pointer stored by acomp_save_req()
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-46081 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-27 14:17:29 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-27 14:48:03 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: acomp - fix wrong pointer stored by acomp_save_req()
acomp_save_req() stores &req->chain in req->base.data. When
acomp_reqchain_done() is invoked on asynchronous completion, it receives
&req->chain as the data argument but casts it directly to struct
acomp_req. Since data points to the chain member, all subsequent field
accesses are at a wrong offset, resulting in memory corruption.
The issue occurs when an asynchronous hardware implementation, such as
the QAT driver, completes a request that uses the DMA virtual address
interface (e.g. acomp_request_set_src_dma()). This combination causes
crypto_acomp_compress() to enter the acomp_do_req_chain() path, which
sets acomp_reqchain_done() as the completion callback via
acomp_save_req().
With KASAN enabled, this manifests as a general protection fault in
acomp_reqchain_done():
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xe000040000000000
KASAN: probably user-memory-access in range [0x0000400000000000-0x0000400000000007]
RIP: 0010:acomp_reqchain_done+0x15b/0x4e0
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
qat_comp_alg_callback+0x5d/0xa0 [intel_qat]
adf_ring_response_handler+0x376/0x8b0 [intel_qat]
adf_response_handler+0x60/0x170 [intel_qat]
tasklet_action_common+0x223/0x820
handle_softirqs+0x1ab/0x640
</IRQ>
Fix this by storing the request itself in req->base.data instead of
&req->chain, so that acomp_reqchain_done() receives the correct pointer.
Simplify acomp_restore_req() accordingly to access req->chain directly. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 64929fe8c0a43508eee952cf57903a61c52601e7 343a5bf68a8ff9affcf2b70677ea4cf40c195ee4 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 64929fe8c0a43508eee952cf57903a61c52601e7 1a2785e5985627f2265ba7775949601a29ba0d1e git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 64929fe8c0a43508eee952cf57903a61c52601e7 d7e20b9bd6c990773cf0c09e2642250b8a70263d git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 6.16 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.16 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.18.27 6.18.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.0.4 7.0.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.1-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/343a5bf68a8ff9affcf2b70677ea4cf40c195ee4 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a2785e5985627f2265ba7775949601a29ba0d1e |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7e20b9bd6c990773cf0c09e2642250b8a70263d |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| 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.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.