Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: nx - fix bounce buffer leaks in nx842_crypto_{alloc,free}_ctx The bounce buffers are allocated with __get_free_pages() using BOUNCE_BUFFER_ORDER (order 2 = 4 pages), but both the allocation error path and nx842_crypto_free_ctx() release the buffers with free_page(). Use free_pages() with the matching order instead.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c07962fed66e1238fad7635fa150570bd38b4c5 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/80fd99d7c30ea889662d21f1b44d8fea4c83138d Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/910bb34b801d39794e656f7d48414844b2bd354e Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/adb3faf2db1a66d0f015b44ac909a32dfc7f2f9c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f17a4850d1ce7c11cba8b1830b9bfedfede878bb Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 3 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-787
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