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CVE-2026-52972

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.14%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-06-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2026-52972
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.14%
Linux

Original NVD Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: af_alg - Cap AEAD AD length to 0x80000000 In order to prevent arithmetic overflows when checking the TX buffer size, cap the associated data length to 0x80000000.

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