mac802154: llsec: reject frames shorter than the authentication tag

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-68125
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-10 13:19:57 UTC
Updated2026-08-19 17:20:30 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac802154: llsec: reject frames shorter than the authentication tag llsec_do_decrypt_auth() computes the associated-data length for the AEAD request as assoclen += datalen - authlen; where datalen is the number of bytes after the MAC header and authlen (4, 8 or 16) is the length of the authentication tag. Nothing verifies that the frame actually carries at least authlen payload bytes. A secured frame whose payload is shorter than the tag makes datalen - authlen negative; assoclen is then passed to aead_request_set_ad() as an unsigned value close to 4 GiB, so crypto_aead_decrypt() walks far off the end of the scatterlist that only spans the real frame. The frame is fully attacker-controlled and reaches this path from any IEEE 802.15.4 peer in radio range. Reject frames whose payload is shorter than the authentication tag before the subtraction. Dynamically reproduced on a KASAN kernel as a general-protection-fault in the AEAD scatterwalk, and the fix confirmed.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.003100000 probability, percentile 0.237320000 (date 2026-08-19)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af f27ce82eb04960465df71634b196a48a4ecafd50 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af 2d6b42a61373144298070668fddf06efe79cf2ff git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af ec7e62d77193131227df49d654d118fdf5a59892 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af 5bbf0cd9b6a7076af86c75e87e180099be2e11ae git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af de80808f37d99c6dc67bb6f97eea00c8f57a8821 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af f20dedce0429b293d4bad604e0d3f65d8ac96c83 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af e09e0301d616c1ef38a5e64e8e4326fd39df13cc git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af fd3a3f28ed60c6af4b2a39933b151d6b27842c3b git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.16 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 3.16 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.265 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.216 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.183 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.148 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.101 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.42 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1.6 7.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09e0301d616c1ef38a5e64e8e4326fd39df13cc 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f27ce82eb04960465df71634b196a48a4ecafd50 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/de80808f37d99c6dc67bb6f97eea00c8f57a8821 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d6b42a61373144298070668fddf06efe79cf2ff 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec7e62d77193131227df49d654d118fdf5a59892 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f20dedce0429b293d4bad604e0d3f65d8ac96c83 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd3a3f28ed60c6af4b2a39933b151d6b27842c3b 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bbf0cd9b6a7076af86c75e87e180099be2e11ae 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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