CVE-2026-43043
crypto: af-alg - fix NULL pointer dereference in scatterwalk
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: af-alg - fix NULL pointer dereference in scatterwalk The AF_ALG interface fails to unmark the end of a Scatter/Gather List (SGL) when chaining a new af_alg_tsgl structure. If a sendmsg() fills an SGL exactly to MAX_SGL_ENTS, the last entry is marked as the end. A subsequent sendmsg() allocates a new SGL and chains it, but fails to clear the end marker on the previous SGL's last data entry. This causes the crypto scatterwalk to hit a premature end, returning NULL on sg_next() and leading to a kernel panic during dereference. Fix this by explicitly unmarking the end of the previous SGL when performing sg_chain() in af_alg_alloc_tsgl().
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f48d3dd99199180cf37d6253550c55e86372309a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9acceae7b004956851fd4268edf9f518a9bce04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7195350fb78538c25cd790d703f8f2c73ee0d395
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdf2c6381b21ab5ccf8116750d5582fcd6c0f49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44eafa39363e8d5dfda6a8c6eb6b45458ed4b948
References (8)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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