In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: qat - fix out-of-bounds read
When preparing an AER-CTR request, the driver copies the key provided by
the user into a data structure that is accessible by the firmware.
If the target device is QAT GEN4, the key size is rounded up by 16 since
a rounded up size is expected by the device.
If the key size is rounded up before the copy, the size used for copying
the key might be bigger than the size of the region containing the key,
causing an out-of-bounds read.
Fix by doing the copy first and then update the keylen.
This is to fix the following warning reported by KASAN:
[ 138.150574] BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in qat_alg_skcipher_init_com.isra.0+0x197/0x250 [intel_qat]
[ 138.150641] Read of size 32 at addr ffffffff88c402c0 by task cryptomgr_test/2340
[ 138.150651] CPU: 15 PID: 2340 Comm: cryptomgr_test Not tainted 6.2.0-rc1+ #45
[ 138.150659] Hardware name: Intel Corporation ArcherCity/ArcherCity, BIOS EGSDCRB1.86B.0087.D13.2208261706 08/26/2022
[ 138.150663] Call Trace:
[ 138.150668] <TASK>
[ 138.150922] kasan_check_range+0x13a/0x1c0
[ 138.150931] memcpy+0x1f/0x60
[ 138.150940] qat_alg_skcipher_init_com.isra.0+0x197/0x250 [intel_qat]
[ 138.151006] qat_alg_skcipher_init_sessions+0xc1/0x240 [intel_qat]
[ 138.151073] crypto_skcipher_setkey+0x82/0x160
[ 138.151085] ? prepare_keybuf+0xa2/0xd0
[ 138.151095] test_skcipher_vec_cfg+0x2b8/0x800
CVSS v4.0 Metrics
Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
ComplexityLow
RequirementsPresent
PrivilegesLow
User InteractionNone
Threat
Exploit MaturityUnreported
Vulnerable System
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
Subsequent System
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone
Supplemental
SafetyNegligible
AutomatableYes
RecoveryAutomatic
Value DensityConcentrated
UrgencyMedium
Change Log
| Date | Source | Changes | Score |
|---|
| 2026-08-04 | nvd | AV: P→L, AC: H→L, PR: H→L, UI: A→N, VC: N→H, VA: N→H, ncsc_hh: 40.9→28 | 0.0 → 2.0 |
| 2026-07-21 | cve.org | initial, patch: Unavailable | 0.0 |
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
| Linux | Linux | ≥ 6.3, ≤ * |
| Linux | Linux | ≥ 5.15.99, ≤ 5.15.* |
| Linux | Linux | ≥ 6.1.16, ≤ 6.1.* |
| Linux | Linux | ≥ 6.2.3, ≤ 6.2.* |
| Linux | Linux | ≥ 67916c9516893528ecce060ada1f58af, < 7697139d5dfd491f4c495a914a1dd68f |
| Linux | Linux | ≥ 67916c9516893528ecce060ada1f58af, < dc3809f390357c8992f0a23083da934a |
| Linux | Linux | ≥ 67916c9516893528ecce060ada1f58af, < 2b1501f058245573a3aa6bf234d205dd |
| Linux | Linux | ≥ 67916c9516893528ecce060ada1f58af, < f6044cc3030e139f60c281386f28bda6 |
| Linux | Linux | < 5.11 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.11 |
Published: 2025-12-30