CVE-2026-93161

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat - clear AES key schedule from stack qat_alg_xts_reverse_key() expands the forward XTS AES key on the stack. That schedule contains key material and can remain in the stack frame. Clear the temporary crypto_aes_ctx with memzero_explicit() after the copy.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/892f34dc1819cceb8841005a68086710ce3763b6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92e4979e1a770860b26aa3d90cce0c4c6a53833c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9af019e213ada5c3d0d33c515071a1414b6899f3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9cf42622b30178f554fa74411eec67e02d70411
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d41a9fcfb7f9ee36e4a4aaf5e7996bca6be1e7a9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcaa0f1e86cbcb01f68131ae907b54cf299a3592
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb1194b78a163cc56bb9480c707fc34b53522359

Configurations

No configuration.

History

17 Sep 2026, 17:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-17 17:18

Updated : 2026-09-17 17:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-93161

Mitre link : CVE-2026-93161

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-93161

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

No CWE.

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