Bug 2482135 (CVE-2026-46081) - CVE-2026-46081 kernel: crypto: acomp - fix wrong pointer stored by acomp_save_req()
Summary: CVE-2026-46081 kernel: crypto: acomp - fix wrong pointer stored by acomp_save...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-46081
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-05-27 15:13 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-05-27 17:31 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-27 15:13:00 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: acomp - fix wrong pointer stored by acomp_save_req()

acomp_save_req() stores &req->chain in req->base.data. When
acomp_reqchain_done() is invoked on asynchronous completion, it receives
&req->chain as the data argument but casts it directly to struct
acomp_req. Since data points to the chain member, all subsequent field
accesses are at a wrong offset, resulting in memory corruption.

The issue occurs when an asynchronous hardware implementation, such as
the QAT driver, completes a request that uses the DMA virtual address
interface (e.g. acomp_request_set_src_dma()). This combination causes
crypto_acomp_compress() to enter the acomp_do_req_chain() path, which
sets acomp_reqchain_done() as the completion callback via
acomp_save_req().

With KASAN enabled, this manifests as a general protection fault in
acomp_reqchain_done():

  general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xe000040000000000
  KASAN: probably user-memory-access in range [0x0000400000000000-0x0000400000000007]
  RIP: 0010:acomp_reqchain_done+0x15b/0x4e0
  Call Trace:
   <IRQ>
   qat_comp_alg_callback+0x5d/0xa0 [intel_qat]
   adf_ring_response_handler+0x376/0x8b0 [intel_qat]
   adf_response_handler+0x60/0x170 [intel_qat]
   tasklet_action_common+0x223/0x820
   handle_softirqs+0x1ab/0x640
   </IRQ>

Fix this by storing the request itself in req->base.data instead of
&req->chain, so that acomp_reqchain_done() receives the correct pointer.
Simplify acomp_restore_req() accordingly to access req->chain directly.


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