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CVE-2026-46033: crypto: authencesn - reject short ahash digests during instance creation

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: authencesn - reject short ahash digests during instance creation authencesn requires either a zero authsize or an authsize of at least 4 bytes because the ESN encrypt/decrypt paths always move 4 bytes of high-order sequence number data at the end of the authenticated data. While crypto_authenc_esn_setauthsize() already rejects explicit non-zero authsizes in the range 1..3, crypto_authenc_esn_create() still copied auth->digestsize into inst->alg.maxauthsize without validating it. The AEAD core then initialized the tfm's default authsize from that value. As a result, selecting an ahash with digest size 1..3, such as cbcmac(cipher_null), exposed authencesn instances whose default authsize was invalid even though setauthsize() would have rejected the same value. AF_ALG could then trigger the ESN tail handling with a too-short tag and hit an out-of-bounds access. Reject authencesn instances whose ahash digest size is in the invalid non-zero range 1..3 so that no tfm can inherit an unsupported default authsize.

HighCVSS 7.1Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.1 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
7.1CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H1.85.2redhat-SADP

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Base CVSS 3.1 score

7.1High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2026-46033Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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  2. ADP timelineredhat-SADP

    Reported to Red Hat.

  3. ADP timelineredhat-SADP

    Made public.

  4. CVE publishedCVE Program

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ADP provider summaries

redhat-SADPkernel: crypto: authencesn - reject short ahash digests during instance creation
other:Red Hat severity ratingcvssV3_1
  • 2026-05-27T00:00:00.000Z: Reported to Red Hat.
  • 2026-05-27T00:00:00.000Z: Made public.
siemens-SADPADP container
Affected products

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VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
LinuxLinuxf15f05b0a5de667c821a9727c33bce9d1d9b26dd, f15f05b0a5de667c821a9727c33bce9d1d9b26dd, f15f05b0a5de667c821a9727c33bce9d1d9b26dd, f15f05b0a5de667c821a9727c33bce9d1d9b26dd, f15f05b0a5de667c821a9727c33bce9d1d9b26dd, f15f05b0a5de667c821a9727c33bce9d1d9b26dd, f15f05b0a5de667c821a9727c33bce9d1d9b26dd, f15f05b0a5de667c821a9727c33bce9d1d9b26ddunaffected
LinuxLinux4.11, 0, 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, 6.18.27, 7.0.4, 7.1affected
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Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

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