CVE-2026-52972

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's af_alg cryptography module. This vulnerability involves an arithmetic overflow when processing associated data lengths during the transmit buffer size check. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by providing a specially crafted associated data length, potentially leading to a denial of service (DoS) due to system instability.

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