CVE-2025-38079

crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept

published June 18, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
11.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept

If accept(2) is called on socket type algif_hash with

MSG_MORE flag set and crypto_ahash_import fails,

sk2 is freed. However, it is also freed in af_alg_release,

leading to slab-use-after-free error.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00215 · 11.4th percentile
Published
2025-06-18T09:33Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 JUN 09:33Z
    crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept
    cvelistv5