{"cve":"CVE-2026-64314","nvd":{"published":"2026-07-25T10:17:12.647","modified":"2026-10-24T13:10:00.147","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: chacha20poly1305 - validate poly1305 template argument\n\nchachapoly_create() still accepts the compatibility poly1305 parameter\nin the template name, but it assumes the second template argument is\nalways present and immediately passes it to strcmp().\n\nWhen the argument is missing, crypto_attr_alg_name() returns an error\npointer. Check for that before comparing the name so malformed template\ninstantiations fail with an error instead of dereferencing the error\npointer in strcmp().\n\nThis matches the surrounding Crypto API template pattern where\ncrypto_attr_alg_name() results are validated before string-specific use.","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-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0016d3c21c6ab60a20be7f565cefb5999f3adeb6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/265b861bece38318b8e0fc8fac0643d4ef906d31","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e74df53b36cdc6b6b9e5488ec883d1d55624737f"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-24T16:53:27.712498749+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-64314","score":0.0016,"percentile":0.05134,"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."]}