CVE-2026-52972

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the af alg cryptography module of the Linux kernel. An arithmetic overflow occurs when processing associated data lengths during the transmit buffer size check. A remote attacker can trigger this by providing a specially crafted associated data length, which may result in a denial of service (DoS) caused by system instability.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.