Unchecked Return Value in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93158

 

Unchecked Return Value in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93158

Published: September 18, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU150842
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93158
CWE-ID: CWE-252
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause crypto request setup failures.

The vulnerability exists due to unchecked return value handling in sa_ul_probe() when security-context DMA pool creation fails. A local user can initiate use of the driver after DMA pool creation fails to cause crypto request setup failures.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-93158

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3

External References

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