CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64312

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.50%

41th percentile - higher than 41% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's pcrypt crypto subsystem, a bug was found where the original callback was not restored when falling back to direct AEAD invocation. As a result, an asynchronous completion could run the padata callback even though the request was never submitted to padata.

Risk Assessment

This could lead to incorrect cryptographic processing, potentially allowing an attacker to disrupt data handling or trigger unexpected system states.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2026-64312.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: pcrypt - restore callback for non-parallel fallback pcrypt installs pcrypt_aead_done() on the child AEAD request before trying to submit it through padata. If padata_do_parallel() returns -EBUSY, pcrypt falls back to calling the child AEAD directly. That fallback must not keep the padata completion callback. Otherwise an asynchronous completion runs pcrypt_aead_done() even though the request was never enrolled in padata. Restore the original request callback and callback data before calling the child AEAD directly. This keeps the fallback path aligned with a direct AEAD request while leaving the parallel path unchanged.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS