CVE-2025-68726 | crypto: aead - Fix reqsize handling

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: aead - Fix reqsize handling Commit afddce13ce81d ("crypto: api - Add reqsize to crypto_alg") introduced cra_reqsize field in crypto_alg struct to replace type specific reqsize fields. It looks like this was introduced specifically for ahash and acomp from the commit description as subsequent commits add necessary changes in these alg frameworks. However, this is being recommended for use in all crypto algs instead of setting reqsize using crypto_*_set_reqsize(). Using cra_reqsize in aead algorithms, hence, causes memory corruptions and crashes as the underlying functions in the algorithm framework have not been updated to set the reqsize properly from cra_reqsize. [1] Add proper set_reqsize calls in the aead init function to properly initialize reqsize for these algorithms in the framework. [1]: https://gist.github.com/Pratham-T/24247446f1faf4b7843e4014d5089f6b

Published: 2025-12-24 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-68726 is rated Low Risk (3.1/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-68726

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# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-24 0.02%

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OS Trackers for CVE-2025-68726

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2025-68726 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-68726
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68726
suse medium CVE-2025-68726 severity moderate: SUSE including 32 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 323 product×package rows across 62 product lines (SLES-LTSS-TERADATA 15 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3, … (62 product lines)): Known Not Affected 317, Fixed 6. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68726/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-68726 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1405 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1010, ignored 173, not-affected 121, released 99, needed 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68726

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-68726

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References for CVE-2025-68726

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