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CVE-2026-31431: Linux Kernel Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres Vulnerability

highCVSS 3.1 7.8Exploited

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: algifaead - Revert to operating out-of-place This mostly reverts commit 72548b093ee3 except for the copying of the associated data. There is no benefit in operating in-place in algifaead since the source and destination come from different mappings. Get rid of all the complexity added for in-place operation and just copy the AD directly.

Published Apr 22, 2026 · Updated Sep 8, 2026

Required action

"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Advisory details

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

crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place

This mostly reverts commit 72548b093ee3 except for the copying of the associated data.

There is no benefit in operating in-place in algif_aead since the source and destination come from different mappings. Get rid of all the complexity added for in-place operation and just copy the AD directly.

References

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