In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: af_alg - Set merge to zero early in af_alg_sendmsg
If an error causes af_alg_sendmsg to abort, ctx->merge may contain
a garbage value from the previous loop. This may then trigger a
crash on the next entry into af_alg_sendmsg when it attempts to do
a merge that can't be done.
Fix this by setting ctx->merge to zero near the start of the loop.
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Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-908 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Linux linux Kernel |
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Linux linux Kernel |
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 07:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: af_alg - Set merge to zero early in af_alg_sendmsg If an error causes af_alg_sendmsg to abort, ctx->merge may contain a garbage value from the previous loop. This may then trigger a crash on the next entry into af_alg_sendmsg when it attempts to do a merge that can't be done. Fix this by setting ctx->merge to zero near the start of the loop. | |
| Title | crypto: af_alg - Set merge to zero early in af_alg_sendmsg | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-04T07:30:55.964Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.147Z
Link: CVE-2025-39931
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-10-04T08:15:45.827
Modified: 2026-01-27T18:50:21.797
Link: CVE-2025-39931
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-10-06T14:41:53Z