CVE-2026-43044
crypto: caam - fix DMA corruption on long hmac keys
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: caam - fix DMA corruption on long hmac keys When a key longer than block size is supplied, it is copied and then hashed into the real key. The memory allocated for the copy needs to be rounded to DMA cache alignment, as otherwise the hashed key may corrupt neighbouring memory. The rounding was performed, but never actually used for the allocation. Fix this by replacing kmemdup with kmalloc for a larger buffer, followed by memcpy.
INFO
Published Date :
May 1, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 1, 2026, 3:24 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Apply the Linux kernel patch for crypto: caam.
- Ensure DMA cache alignment for key allocation.
- Use kmalloc with larger buffer and memcpy.
- Rebuild and deploy the patched kernel.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 01, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: caam - fix DMA corruption on long hmac keys When a key longer than block size is supplied, it is copied and then hashed into the real key. The memory allocated for the copy needs to be rounded to DMA cache alignment, as otherwise the hashed key may corrupt neighbouring memory. The rounding was performed, but never actually used for the allocation. Fix this by replacing kmemdup with kmalloc for a larger buffer, followed by memcpy. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ddfdcbe10dc5f97afc4e46ca22be2be717e8caf Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68feed135a0c7243a9275ae7e6a18260f755f52b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ecf06d3ee06e9b3322e1e7b003ea5c6f6e135a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0c133e0225d87aad326bb90bbce9bdd6fde3cbb Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2af8be110bde26b3e3354efdfdda97f426306a4