{"cve":"CVE-2026-52972","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-24T17:17:07.727","modified":"2026-10-25T22:10:00.150","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: af_alg - Cap AEAD AD length to 0x80000000\n\nIn order to prevent arithmetic overflows when checking the TX\nbuffer size, cap the associated data length to 0x80000000.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-190"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b3a57d218618cb1cc78ddc9ba02c07de84b46f4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/265ac26d1c5e17b34d497cbda1f754a1ec8552bc","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97948906dc8e0ea84775e03e35b60a2063c70193","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1c5672faf8e93e38c2deac3979cc767ca5cf918","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4fe4eb580bbc7439f649a496d4cf38415a4021c"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-25T23:44:33.281319194+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-52972","score":0.00144,"percentile":0.03631,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}