Linux Kernel Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres Vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place This mostly reverts commit 72548b093ee3 except for the copying of the associated data. There is no benefit in operating in-place in algif_aead since the source and destination come from different mappings. Get rid of all the complexity added for in-place operation and just
What happened
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place This mostly reverts commit 72548b093ee3 except for the copying of the associated data. There is no benefit in operating in-place in algif_aead since the source and destination come from different mappings. Get rid of all the complexity added for in-place operation and just copy the AD directly.
CISA lists it as exploited, added 01 May 2026.
Does it affect you
Names Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Canonical Ubuntu. Enter the product and version you run to place it against the affected range the vendor published.
What to do
- Apply the vendor patch named in this advisory.
git.kernel.org - Apply the vendor patch named in this advisory.
git.kernel.org - Apply the vendor patch named in this advisory.
git.kernel.org - Apply the vendor patch named in this advisory.
git.kernel.org - "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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CISA’s notes for this entry:
Affected, as published to NVD
- rhel
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux: exactly 8.0
- ubuntu
- Canonical Ubuntu: exactly 14.04
The record
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 22 Apr 2026, last modified 08 Sep 2026 (NVD)
- Severity
- CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8, High — computed here from the vector; NVD states 7.8.
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-669 Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres, CWE-1288 (NVD; names by MITRE)
- Exploitation
- Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue since 01 May 2026; federal remediation due 15 May 2026. CISA entry
- Exploit probability
- EPSS 3.4%, 89th percentile — FIRST, scored 23 Oct 2026. FIRST EPSS
- Vendor
- Linux · Kernel (CISA)
References on the NVD record
- lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026042214-CVE-2026-31431-3d65@gregkh/Vendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d43105a97be0810edbda875f2cd03f30dc130cPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3115af9644c342b356f3f07a4dd1c8905cd9a6fcPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/893d22e0135fa394db81df88697fba6032747667Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b88d99341f139e23bdeb1027a2a3ae10d341d82Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/961cfa271a918ad4ae452420e7c303149002875bPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a664bf3d603dc3bdcf9ae47cc21e0daec706d7a5Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce42ee423e58dffa5ec03524054c9d8bfd4f6237Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafe0fa2995a0f7073c1c358d7d3145bcc9aedd8Patch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/29/23ExploitMailing ListPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/29/25Mailing ListPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/29/26ExploitMailing ListPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/30/10Mailing ListPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/30/11Mailing ListPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/30/12Mailing ListPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/30/14Mailing ListPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/30/15Mailing ListPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/30/16Mailing ListPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/30/5ExploitMailing ListPatch
- xint.io/blog/copy-fail-linux-distributions#the-fix-6ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Reporting that names this identifier
- Siemens SIPLUS and SIMATIC Products — CISA, 1 mo ago
Sources
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