PT-2026-43817 · Linux · Linux

Published 2026-05-27 · Updated 2026-05-27 · CVE-2026-45950

Mitre

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

crypto: starfive - Fix memory leak in starfive aes aead do one req()

The starfive aes aead do one req() function allocates rctx->adata with kzalloc() but fails to free it if sg copy to buffer() or starfive aes hw init() fails, which lead to memory leaks.

Since rctx->adata is unconditionally freed after the write adata operations, ensure consistent cleanup by freeing the allocation in these earlier error paths as well.

Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool and code review.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-45950

Affected Products

Linux

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45950 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4869d0e4e48a5301b267d359b2561c4080791a55 · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38d80307decc1132626a30e2a62af734630ecca5 · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccb679fdae2e62ed92fd9acb25ed809c0226fcc6 · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f2c964a058581e1557c32d5de651c67a80438a7 · Note