In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: virtio - bound the akcipher result length

virtio_crypto_dataq_akcipher_callback() sets the result length from the
device-reported response length without bounding it to the destination
buffer, which was allocated for the original request length.
sg_copy_from_buffer() then reads that many bytes from the destination
buffer; a backend reporting a larger length over-reads adjacent kernel
heap into the caller's scatterlist (an out-of-bounds read).

Clamp the reported length to the originally requested destination length.
A conforming device reports no more than that, so valid results are
unaffected.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4817-1 linux-6.12 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6528-1 linux security update
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Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:15:00 +0000


Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000


Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-200

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: virtio - bound the akcipher result length virtio_crypto_dataq_akcipher_callback() sets the result length from the device-reported response length without bounding it to the destination buffer, which was allocated for the original request length. sg_copy_from_buffer() then reads that many bytes from the destination buffer; a backend reporting a larger length over-reads adjacent kernel heap into the caller's scatterlist (an out-of-bounds read). Clamp the reported length to the originally requested destination length. A conforming device reports no more than that, so valid results are unaffected.
Title crypto: virtio - bound the akcipher result length
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T08:44:28.509Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.796Z

Link: CVE-2026-80836

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T16:18:11.913

Modified: 2026-10-19T09:17:18.890

Link: CVE-2026-80836

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Updated: 2026-09-05T00:30:18Z

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