Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: algif_skcipher - force synchronous processing on trees without ctx->state
The AIO/async path in skcipher_recvmsg() passes the socket-wide ctx->iv
directly into the skcipher request. After io_submit() the socket lock is
dropped and the request is processed asynchronously, so a concurrent
sendmsg(ALG_SET_IV) can overwrite ctx->iv and make the in-flight request
run under an attacker-controlled IV. For CTR/stream modes this is
IV/keystream reuse and lets an unprivileged user recover the plaintext of
a concurrent operation.
Snapshotting ctx->iv into per-request storage for the async path is not
sufficient. For ciphers with statesize == 0 - which includes cbc and ctr -
the MSG_MORE inter-chunk IV chaining is carried solely by the in-place
req->iv writeback, which a snapshot redirects into per-request memory that
af_alg_free_resources() releases on completion, silently producing wrong
output. Writing the IV back from the completion callback instead is not
possible either: that would require lock_sock() there, but the callback can
run in softirq/atomic context, so it must not sleep.
Make the operation synchronous instead, which removes both the IV race and
any writeback race. This is equivalent to the upstream resolution, commit
fcc77d33a34c ("net: Remove support for AIO on sockets"), which removed the
AIO socket path across net/ entirely and so produces the same end state for
this file. This patch deviates from that commit deliberately: rather than
removing AIO socket support tree-wide, which would be far too invasive for
stable, it removes only the AIO branch in crypto/algif_skcipher.c.
io_submit() now completes synchronously; AF_ALG async is rarely used in
practice.
The -EIOCBQUEUED check in skcipher_recvmsg() is now dead but harmless,
and is left alone to keep the fix minimal.
Tested on 6.6.y: attacker IV injection dropped from 2296/200000 to 0/200000
after the change; MSG_MORE chunked CTR output bit-identical to single-shot.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.14 | 5.10.261 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 7.1.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.100-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.180-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.15.0-1101.103 | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux +51 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1036.39 | USN-8886-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux | 5.15.0-198.208 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1117.124 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1123.132 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1122.131 | USN-8876-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1118.128 | USN-8877-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1113.119 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1100.108 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1111.115 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1112.118 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1109.114 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-195.205 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1112.113 | USN-8875-2 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1070.72 | USN-8963-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1059.59 | USN-8963-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1114.120 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1113.116 | USN-9029-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +42 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1080.84 | USN-8875-1 |
Show 16 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1109.111 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1116.125 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.8 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.15.0-1117.124+fips1 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.15.0-1123.132+fips1 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.15.0-198.208+fips1 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.15.0-1118.128+fips1 | USN-8877-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux +10 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 5.15.0-1117.124~20.04.1 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1123.132~20.04.1 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 5.15.0-1122.131~20.04.1 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1118.128~20.04.1 | USN-8878-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 | 5.15.0-198.208~20.04.1 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-1111.115~20.04.1 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1112.118~20.04.1 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | 5.15.0-195.205~20.04.1 | USN-8875-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | 5.15.0-1070.72~20.04.1 | USN-8963-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1114.120~20.04.1 | USN-8879-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux +12 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-gcp +4 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux-azure | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-64kb +5 | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3.150700.17.49.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-obs-build | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-syms | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.143.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4934-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.143.1.150600.12.66.3 | SUSE-SU-2026:4934-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.14.21-150500.55.195.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4936-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.195.1.150500.6.91.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4936-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.14.21-150400.24.246.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150400.24.246.1.150400.24.124.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | kernel-syms +2 | 4.12.14-122.336.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4892-1 |
Show 19 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-64kb +8 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 |
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.40.1.160000.2.29 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.143.1.150600.12.66.3 | SUSE-SU-2026:4934-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | kernel-docs +4 | 6.4.0-150600.23.143.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4934-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.195.1.150500.6.91.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4936-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-docs +4 | 5.14.21-150500.55.195.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4936-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150400.24.246.1.150400.24.124.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | kernel-docs +4 | 5.14.21-150400.24.246.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-64kb +8 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1, SUSE-SU-2026:24437-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.40.1.160000.2.29 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.40.1.160000.2.29 | SUSE-SU-2026:24422-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-rt +5 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24422-1, SUSE-SU-2026:24386-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-159998.54.1.159998.21.39 | SUSE-SU-2026:24379-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-rt +4 | 6.4.0-159998.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24553-1, SUSE-SU-2026:24379-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-159998.54.1.159998.21.40 | SUSE-SU-2026:24371-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt +4 | 6.4.0-159998.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24473-1, SUSE-SU-2026:24371-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.195.1.150500.6.91.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4936-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.167.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:4938-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-source +1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.195.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4936-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150400.24.246.1.150400.24.124.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.14.21-150400.15.192.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:4939-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | kernel-source +1 | 5.14.21-150400.24.246.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150400.24.246.1.150400.24.124.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | kernel-source +1 | 5.14.21-150400.24.246.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_22 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4940-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_23 | 1-150700.15.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150600.23.143.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4934-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_33 | 1-150600.13.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4934-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.195.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4936-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_47 | 1-150500.11.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4936-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150400.24.246.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_61 | 1-150400.9.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | 4.12.14-122.336.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4892-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_89 | 1-8.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4892-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.14.21-150500.55.195.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4936-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.195.1.150500.6.91.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4936-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.14.21-150400.24.246.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150400.24.246.1.150400.24.124.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-rt +2 | 6.4.0-150700.7.81.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4940-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.40.1.160000.2.29 | openSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-rt +11 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.18.41-94.142 +2 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071, ALAS2023-2026-2058, ALAS2023-2026-2057 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf +11 | 1:6.1.180-225.360.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2058 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf6.12 +11 | 1:6.12.100-125.179.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2057 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf6.18 +12 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 |
Advisories 30
- USN-8875-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-aws-fips, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.15, linux-azure-fde-5.15, linux-azure-fips, linux-fips, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-intel-iotg, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-oracle, linux-realtime, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8963-1 linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-9029-1 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8879-1 linux-oracle-5.15 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8876-1 linux-azure-fde vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8878-1 linux-gcp-5.15 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8877-1 linux-gcp, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8875-2 linux-nvidia vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2852 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8886-1 linux-nvidia-tegra vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:24553-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 7, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:24473-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:24437-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 1, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 1, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4940-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4936-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4937-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4938-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4939-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4934-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:24422-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 30, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:24386-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 30, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:24379-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 27, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:24371-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 27, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 25, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4892-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 24, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-2071 Important: kernel6.18 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 15, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-2057 Important: kernel6.12 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 9, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-2058 Important: kernel security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 9, 2026
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf09b0be8e851f050e98da702d247c14d81b591a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73dd3bf704ca6c20639de70c08e9a10bee904a95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a87ca0843d74482402a206ea2dfb315ee9acbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b91e51d0eb7cbb07f7f086f9176bd93dbbc85dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60eafc7b08c6689ea3ad39eff8d97aefc8a087c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7860b682da55433b5da0591b0e4c1982ecd2689
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b05defc41b27c7d0c05c45f67bf5b91c28f93669
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcc77d33a34cf271702e8daafb6c593e4626776d