In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: chacha20poly1305 - validate poly1305 template argument
chachapoly_create() still accepts the compatibility poly1305 parameter in the template name, but it assumes the second template argument is always present and immediately passes it to strcmp().
When the argument is missing, crypto_attr_alg_name() returns an error pointer. Check for that before comparing the name so malformed template instantiations fail with an error instead of dereferencing the error pointer in strcmp().
This matches the surrounding Crypto API template pattern where crypto_attr_alg_name() results are validated before string-specific use.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.39-79.141Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python3-perf6.18 | Sep 7, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
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