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CVE-2026-43043 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: af-alg - fix NULL pointer dereference in scatterwalk The AF_ALG interface fails to unmark the end of a Scatter/Gather List (SGL) when chaining a new af_alg_tsgl structure. If a sendmsg() fills an SGL exactly to MAX_SGL_ENTS, the last entry is marked as the end. A subsequent sendmsg() allocates a new SGL and chains it, but fails to clear the end marker on the previous SGL's last data entry. This causes the crypto scatterwalk to hit a premature end, returning NULL on sg_next() and leading to a kernel panic during dereference. Fix this by explicitly unmarking the end of the previous SGL when performing sg_chain() in af_alg_alloc_tsgl().


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00cbdec17c15d024a1c5002c7365df7624a18a75 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44eafa39363e8d5dfda6a8c6eb6b45458ed4b948 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b03ab0a587ec57eb7ddb5c115d84a42896f60f7 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62397b493e14107ae82d8b80938f293d95425bcb kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7195350fb78538c25cd790d703f8f2c73ee0d395 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdf2c6381b21ab5ccf8116750d5582fcd6c0f49 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f48d3dd99199180cf37d6253550c55e86372309a kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9acceae7b004956851fd4268edf9f518a9bce04 kernel.org Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-43043
NVD Published Date:
05/01/2026
NVD Last Modified:
05/08/2026
Source:
kernel.org