CVE-2025-40022
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: af_alg - Fix incorrect boolean values in af_alg_ctx Commit 1b34cbbf4f01 ("crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg") changed some fields from bool to 1-bit bitfields of type u32. However, some assignments to these fields, specifically 'more' and 'merge', assign values greater than 1. These relied on C's implicit conversion to bool, such that zero becomes false and nonzero becomes true. With a 1-bit bitfields of type u32 instead, mod 2 of the value is taken instead, resulting in 0 being assigned in some cases when 1 was intended. Fix this by restoring the bool type.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.158-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.247-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.16.10-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.16.10-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.57-1 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/316b090c2fee964c307a634fecc7df269664b158
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a21698ace915a445bce2d0dcfc84b6d2199baf7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54506c6335690f4ef1b9f154e34f5a604c72c1ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8703940bd30b5ad94408d28d7192db2491cd3592
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0ca0df179c4b21e2a6c4a4fb637aa8fa14575cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d382d6daf0184490f366562469a5673f65ee2662
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbe96bd25423e61273d8831e995260b429d850b6
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40022.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-40022
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.