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CVE-2026-93159
crypto: atmel-sha204a - fix heap info leak on I2C transfer failure
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: atmel-sha204a - fix heap info leak on I2C transfer failure The nonblocking RNG path allocates a work_data structure to track the state of an in-flight asynchronous I2C request. This pointer is stored in rng->priv and later consumed by the read path once the transaction completes. If the underlying I2C transfer fails, the completion callback is invoked with a non-zero status. In this case, the allocated work_data is not usable for producing RNG output and must not remain associated with the hwrng state. Previously, the failure path only logged a warning but left the pointer state uncleared, which can result in subsequent read attempts observing stale state and interpreting it as valid completion data. Fix this by freeing the pending work_data. The I2C transaction reports an error. This ensures that failed requests do not leave residual state behind that could be interpreted as valid RNG data on later reads. Clearing rng->priv is done at the subsequent call to nonblocking read.

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Published Date :

Sept. 17, 2026, 5:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 17, 2026, 5:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
Solution
Free allocated work_data on I2C transfer failure to prevent stale state usage.
  • Free pending work_data on I2C transfer error.
  • Ensure failed requests do not leave residual state.
  • Clear rng->priv at subsequent nonblocking read call.
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Sep. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: atmel-sha204a - fix heap info leak on I2C transfer failure The nonblocking RNG path allocates a work_data structure to track the state of an in-flight asynchronous I2C request. This pointer is stored in rng->priv and later consumed by the read path once the transaction completes. If the underlying I2C transfer fails, the completion callback is invoked with a non-zero status. In this case, the allocated work_data is not usable for producing RNG output and must not remain associated with the hwrng state. Previously, the failure path only logged a warning but left the pointer state uncleared, which can result in subsequent read attempts observing stale state and interpreting it as valid completion data. Fix this by freeing the pending work_data. The I2C transaction reports an error. This ensures that failed requests do not leave residual state behind that could be interpreted as valid RNG data on later reads. Clearing rng->priv is done at the subsequent call to nonblocking read.
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/93xxx/CVE-2026-93159.json">CVE-2026-93159</a>
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d6db386133d9230befb77967bbf130443964860
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28cc179252347718f97045dd5ea74165609dbd7d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e76d85e505b7451925efbcd67c015e8c2440c68
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72bbf11ba14bd7d5fbf31a1ec42fff608b657f74
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94abda77b57a35b82bba0365bad072d94d67ffe9
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a430b5b6d2ddd2b266330f8507a655be1148347d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcac9052e19490231ff6e0678a06bd2fcf8db3af
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4d347fb1309b69ea6f817a17e6b2893c8d754b7
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