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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
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