crypto: nx - fix bounce buffer leaks in nx842_crypto_{alloc,free}_ctx
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c07962fed66e1238fad7635fa150570bd38b4c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80fd99d7c30ea889662d21f1b44d8fea4c83138d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/910bb34b801d39794e656f7d48414844b2bd354e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adb3faf2db1a66d0f015b44ac909a32dfc7f2f9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f17a4850d1ce7c11cba8b1830b9bfedfede878bb
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/46xxx/CVE-2026-46068.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46068