In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: af_alg - Cap AEAD AD length to 0x80000000

In order to prevent arithmetic overflows when checking the TX
buffer size, cap the associated data length to 0x80000000.

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
400c40cf78da00c16e561a3a253ca272455c42ef affected < f8a5203596797f394ff3f9aa4005597a92249802
400c40cf78da00c16e561a3a253ca272455c42ef affected < a9f68d9ed38dd6e5a6c6d75b03d25c1c133e321d
400c40cf78da00c16e561a3a253ca272455c42ef affected < a4fe4eb580bbc7439f649a496d4cf38415a4021c
400c40cf78da00c16e561a3a253ca272455c42ef affected < e4c4a5074532eaaa14951994a3aad0d479aa7431
400c40cf78da00c16e561a3a253ca272455c42ef affected < 265ac26d1c5e17b34d497cbda1f754a1ec8552bc
400c40cf78da00c16e561a3a253ca272455c42ef affected < a1c5672faf8e93e38c2deac3979cc767ca5cf918
400c40cf78da00c16e561a3a253ca272455c42ef affected < 97948906dc8e0ea84775e03e35b60a2063c70193
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
4.1 affected —
0 unaffected < 4.1
5.10.258 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.209 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.175 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.141 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.91 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.33 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.0.10 unaffected ≤ 7.0.*

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/265ac26d1c5e17b34d497cbda1f754a1ec8552bc cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97948906dc8e0ea84775e03e35b60a2063c70193 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1c5672faf8e93e38c2deac3979cc767ca5cf918 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4fe4eb580bbc7439f649a496d4cf38415a4021c cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9f68d9ed38dd6e5a6c6d75b03d25c1c133e321d cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4c4a5074532eaaa14951994a3aad0d479aa7431 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8a5203596797f394ff3f9aa4005597a92249802 cve-icon
History

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: af_alg - Cap AEAD AD length to 0x80000000 In order to prevent arithmetic overflows when checking the TX buffer size, cap the associated data length to 0x80000000.
Title crypto: af_alg - Cap AEAD AD length to 0x80000000
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-24T16:28:50.425Z

Reserved: 2026-06-09T07:44:35.375Z

Link: CVE-2026-52972

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