CVE-2026-45986
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability related to a memory leak in the cc_mac_digest() function has been identified in the Linux kernel. A fix has been implemented that adds the cc_unmap_result() function in case cc_map_hash_request_final() fails.
Risk Assessment
The potential memory leak could lead to increased resource consumption, which may affect system stability and performance in the long run.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and prevent potential performance issues.
Original NVD description (English source)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: ccree - fix a memory leak in cc_mac_digest() Add cc_unmap_result() if cc_map_hash_request_final() fails to prevent potential memory leak.