CVE-2026-43077
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: algif_aead - Fix minimum RX size check for decryption The check for the minimum receive buffer size did not take the tag size into account during decryption. Fix this by adding the required extra length.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c76b5675119f694458293a2a81f40731c69bd32 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c76b5675119f694458293a2a81f40731c69bd32Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3afdc15d6173614d7d834517d9b65e7aa5a08548Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d14bd48e3a77091cbce637a12c2ae31b4a1687cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74a66fdb5282d89e348b00c42cfca3a936946d94Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78cea133daf721698876e56135049a96d39d610aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af2fa2fbbced26129813274b8b3f7705f280e174Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e86ab1e5661386a874fbb8551f0c04b8e9f8ad22Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd427dd84f224309afbcc2cb67c7bb770a01265cPatch