CVE-2026-46081

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: acomp - fix wrong pointer stored by acomp_save_req() acomp_save_req() stores &req->chain in req->base.data. When acomp_reqchain_done() is invoked on asynchronous completion, it receives &req->chain as the data argument but casts it directly to struct acomp_req. Since data points to the chain member, all subsequent field accesses are at a wrong offset, resulting in memory corruption. The issue occurs when an asynchronous hardware implementation, such as the QAT driver, completes a request that uses the DMA virtual address interface (e.g. acomp_request_set_src_dma()). This combination causes crypto_acomp_compress() to enter the acomp_do_req_chain() path, which sets acomp_reqchain_done() as the completion callback via acomp_save_req(). With KASAN enabled, this manifests as a general protection fault in acomp_reqchain_done(): general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xe000040000000000 KASAN: probably user-memory-access in range [0x0000400000000000-0x0000400000000007] RIP: 0010:acomp_reqchain_done+0x15b/0x4e0 Call Trace: <IRQ> qat_comp_alg_callback+0x5d/0xa0 [intel_qat] adf_ring_response_handler+0x376/0x8b0 [intel_qat] adf_response_handler+0x60/0x170 [intel_qat] tasklet_action_common+0x223/0x820 handle_softirqs+0x1ab/0x640 </IRQ> Fix this by storing the request itself in req->base.data instead of &req->chain, so that acomp_reqchain_done() receives the correct pointer. Simplify acomp_restore_req() accordingly to access req->chain directly.
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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

24 Jun 2026, 17:20

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
CWE CWE-787
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a2785e5985627f2265ba7775949601a29ba0d1e - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a2785e5985627f2265ba7775949601a29ba0d1e - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/343a5bf68a8ff9affcf2b70677ea4cf40c195ee4 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/343a5bf68a8ff9affcf2b70677ea4cf40c195ee4 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7e20b9bd6c990773cf0c09e2642250b8a70263d - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7e20b9bd6c990773cf0c09e2642250b8a70263d - Patch

30 May 2026, 11:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8

27 May 2026, 14:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-27 14:17

Updated : 2026-06-24 17:20


NVD link : CVE-2026-46081

Mitre link : CVE-2026-46081

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46081


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write