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Linux Kernel EUVDEUVD-2026-32464

| CVE-2026-46081 HIGH
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2026-05-27 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 GHSA-pp4v-xc4h-7x6m
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Vendor (416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67) PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67).

CVSS VectorVendor: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
May 30, 2026 - 11:45 vuln.today
CVSS changed
May 30, 2026 - 11:22 NVD
7.8 (HIGH)
Patch available
May 27, 2026 - 19:46 EUVD
CVE Published
May 27, 2026 - 14:17 nvd
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
May 27, 2026 - 14:17 nvd
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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

crypto: acomp - fix wrong pointer stored by acomp_save_req()

acomp_save_req() stores &req->chain in req->base.data. When acomp_reqchain_done() is invoked on asynchronous completion, it receives &req->chain as the data argument but casts it directly to struct acomp_req. Since data points to the chain member, all subsequent field accesses are at a wrong offset, resulting in memory corruption.

The issue occurs when an asynchronous hardware implementation, such as the QAT driver, completes a request that uses the DMA virtual address interface (e.g. acomp_request_set_src_dma()). This combination causes crypto_acomp_compress() to enter the acomp_do_req_chain() path, which sets acomp_reqchain_done() as the completion callback via acomp_save_req().

With KASAN enabled, this manifests as a general protection fault in acomp_reqchain_done():

general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xe000040000000000 KASAN: probably user-memory-access in range [0x0000400000000000-0x0000400000000007] RIP: 0010:acomp_reqchain_done+0x15b/0x4e0 Call Trace: <IRQ> qat_comp_alg_callback+0x5d/0xa0 [intel_qat] adf_ring_response_handler+0x376/0x8b0 [intel_qat] adf_response_handler+0x60/0x170 [intel_qat] tasklet_action_common+0x223/0x820 handle_softirqs+0x1ab/0x640 </IRQ>

Fix this by storing the request itself in req->base.data instead of &req->chain, so that acomp_reqchain_done() receives the correct pointer. Simplify acomp_restore_req() accordingly to access req->chain directly.

AnalysisAI

Local privilege escalation via memory corruption in Linux Kernel crypto subsystem (acomp) affects systems using asynchronous hardware compression accelerators such as Intel QAT. The flaw stems from acomp_save_req() storing the wrong pointer (&req->chain instead of req itself) in req->base.data, causing the completion callback acomp_reqchain_done() to dereference fields at incorrect offsets. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is very low at 0.02%, but the high CVSS (7.8) reflects potential for memory corruption with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

Technical ContextAI

The vulnerability lies in the Linux kernel's asynchronous compression (acomp) crypto API, specifically in the request chaining helper functions acomp_save_req() and acomp_reqchain_done() within crypto/acompress.c. The acomp interface allows offloading compression/decompression to hardware accelerators like the Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) driver (intel_qat module). The bug is a type confusion / pointer arithmetic error: acomp_save_req() incorrectly stored the address of req->chain (a substructure member) rather than the address of the parent struct acomp_req. When asynchronous completion fired, acomp_reqchain_done() cast the data pointer directly to struct acomp_req*, so every subsequent field access read or wrote at an offset shifted by the position of the chain member within the struct - classic out-of-bounds memory access. KASAN flagged this as a non-canonical address dereference. The CWE field is not assigned but the behavior aligns with CWE-843 (Type Confusion) or CWE-119 (improper memory access).

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Linux 6.18.27, 7.0.4, or 7.1-rc1 (or later) per the stable kernel commits 1a2785e..., 343a5bf..., and d7e20b9... referenced at git.kernel.org/stable. Distribution users should track Canonical/Ubuntu, Red Hat, SUSE, and Debian kernel advisories for backports, since the bug was introduced in 6.16 and may require backporting on long-term-support kernels. As a compensating control until patched, unload or blacklist the intel_qat module (modprobe -r intel_qat or add to /etc/modprobe.d/) on systems that do not require hardware-accelerated compression - trade-off is loss of QAT acceleration for IPsec, compression, and crypto workloads. Alternatively, disabling or avoiding userland tooling that exercises the asynchronous acomp DMA path (e.g., kernel zswap/zram configurations specifically backed by acomp-async hardware) reduces exposure but does not eliminate the latent bug.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 Fixed

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