CVE-2026-63805

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: nx - fix nx_crypto_ctx_exit argument nx_crypto_ctx_shash_exit calls nx_crypto_ctx_exit with crypto_shash_ctx(...) but crypto_shash_ctx gives a nx_crypto_ctx *, not a crypto_tfm *. Fix the type in nx_crypto_ctx_exit and drop the bogus crypto_tfm_ctx call. This fixes the following oops: BUG: Unable to handle kernel data access at 0xc0403effffffffc8 Faulting instruction address: 0xc000000000396cb4 Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#15] Call Trace: nx_crypto_ctx_shash_exit+0x24/0x60 crypto_shash_exit_tfm+0x28/0x40 crypto_destroy_tfm+0x98/0x140 crypto_exit_ahash_using_shash+0x20/0x40 crypto_destroy_tfm+0x98/0x140 hash_release+0x1c/0x30 alg_sock_destruct+0x38/0x60 __sk_destruct+0x48/0x2b0 af_alg_release+0x58/0xb0 __sock_release+0x68/0x150 sock_close+0x20/0x40 __fput+0x110/0x3a0 sys_close+0x48/0xa0 system_call_exception+0x140/0x2d0 system_call_common+0xf4/0x258 .. which came from hardlink(1) opportunistically using AF_ALG. The same problem exists with nx_crypto_ctx_skcipher_exit getting a context it wasn't expecting, but apparently nobody hit that for years.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Jul 2026, 20:01

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e67f504ee9ded15e256b64f4fde150e917381d7 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e67f504ee9ded15e256b64f4fde150e917381d7 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/833033e6e55acf11304ff7bbbdf18351d139c281 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/833033e6e55acf11304ff7bbbdf18351d139c281 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d8507a457667f23477a15496b91908a5b5b7cf3 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d8507a457667f23477a15496b91908a5b5b7cf3 - Patch

20 Jul 2026, 15:16

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

19 Jul 2026, 12:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-19 12:16

Updated : 2026-07-29 20:01


NVD link : CVE-2026-63805

Mitre link : CVE-2026-63805

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-63805


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel