FKIE_CVE-2026-23044

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-04 16:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:20
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM: hibernate: Fix crash when freeing invalid crypto compressor When crypto_alloc_acomp() fails, it returns an ERR_PTR value, not NULL. The cleanup code in save_compressed_image() and load_compressed_image() unconditionally calls crypto_free_acomp() without checking for ERR_PTR, which causes crypto_acomp_tfm() to dereference an invalid pointer and crash the kernel. This can be triggered when the compression algorithm is unavailable (e.g., CONFIG_CRYPTO_LZO not enabled). Fix by adding IS_ERR_OR_NULL() checks before calling crypto_free_acomp() and acomp_request_free(), similar to the existing kthread_stop() check. [ rjw: Added 2 empty code lines ]
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7966cf0ebe32c981bfa3db252cb5fc3bb1bf2e77
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7a883b0135dbc6817e90a829421c9fc8cd94bad
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            "kernel/power/swap.c"
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  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPM: hibernate: Fix crash when freeing invalid crypto compressor\n\nWhen crypto_alloc_acomp() fails, it returns an ERR_PTR value, not NULL.\n\nThe cleanup code in save_compressed_image() and load_compressed_image()\nunconditionally calls crypto_free_acomp() without checking for ERR_PTR,\nwhich causes crypto_acomp_tfm() to dereference an invalid pointer and\ncrash the kernel.\n\nThis can be triggered when the compression algorithm is unavailable\n(e.g., CONFIG_CRYPTO_LZO not enabled).\n\nFix by adding IS_ERR_OR_NULL() checks before calling crypto_free_acomp()\nand acomp_request_free(), similar to the existing kthread_stop() check.\n\n[ rjw: Added 2 empty code lines ]"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nPM: hibernate: Corrige un fallo al liberar un compresor criptogr\u00e1fico no v\u00e1lido\n\nCuando crypto_alloc_acomp() falla, devuelve un valor ERR_PTR, no NULL.\n\nEl c\u00f3digo de limpieza en save_compressed_image() y load_compressed_image() llama incondicionalmente a crypto_free_acomp() sin comprobar si hay ERR_PTR, lo que provoca que crypto_acomp_tfm() desreferencie un puntero no v\u00e1lido y provoque un fallo en el kernel.\n\nEsto puede activarse cuando el algoritmo de compresi\u00f3n no est\u00e1 disponible (p. ej., CONFIG_CRYPTO_LZO no habilitado).\n\nSoluci\u00f3n a\u00f1adiendo comprobaciones IS_ERR_OR_NULL() antes de llamar a crypto_free_acomp() y acomp_request_free(), similar a la comprobaci\u00f3n kthread_stop() existente.\n\n[ rjw: Added 2 empty code lines ]"
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-23044",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T10:20:45.903",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-02-04T16:16:19.897",
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    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}



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