CVE-2026-52972

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b3a57d218618cb1cc78ddc9ba02c07de84b46f4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/265ac26d1c5e17b34d497cbda1f754a1ec8552bc	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97948906dc8e0ea84775e03e35b60a2063c70193	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1c5672faf8e93e38c2deac3979cc767ca5cf918	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4fe4eb580bbc7439f649a496d4cf38415a4021c	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9f68d9ed38dd6e5a6c6d75b03d25c1c133e321d	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4c06479d7059888adf2f22bc1ebcf053bf691a2	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4c4a5074532eaaa14951994a3aad0d479aa7431	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8a5203596797f394ff3f9aa4005597a92249802	Patch
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52972	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492364	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-52972.json	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-06-24 17:17

Updated : 2026-08-17 05:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-52972

Mitre link : CVE-2026-52972

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-52972

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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