Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-53302)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-53302). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: eip93 - fix hmac setkey algo selection
eip93_hmac_setkey() allocates a temporary ahash transform for
computing HMAC ipad/opad key material. The allocation uses the
driver-specific cra_driver_name (e.g. "sha256-eip93") but passes
CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC as the mask, which excludes async algorithms.
Since the EIP93 hash algorithms are the only ones registered
under those driver names and they are inherently async, the
lookup is self-contradictory and always fails with -ENOENT.
When called from the AEAD setkey path, this failure leaves the
SA record partially initialized with zeroed digest fields. A
subsequent crypto operation then dereferences a NULL pointer in
the request context, resulting in a kernel panic:
pc : eip93_aead_handle_result+0xc8c/0x1240 [crypto_hw_eip93]
lr : eip93_aead_handle_result+0xbec/0x1240 [crypto_hw_eip93]
sp : ffffffc082feb820
x29: ffffffc082feb820 x28: ffffff8011043980 x27: 0000000000000000
x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffffffc078da0bc8 x24: 0000000091043980
x23: ffffff8004d59e50 x22: ffffff8004d59410 x21: ffffff8004d593c0
x20: ffffff8004d593c0 x19: ffffff8004d4f300 x18: 0000000000000000
x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000007fda7aa498
x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000
x11: 0000000000000000 x10: fffffffff8127a80 x9 : 0000000000000000
x8 : ffffff8004d4f380 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 000000000000003f
x5 : 000…
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-53302 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-53302" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-53302 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-476) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53302 linux Fixed in: 7.0.10-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53302 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com