CVE-2026-23222 HIGH

CVE-2026-23222: crypto: omap - Allocate OMAP_CRYPTO_FORCE_COPY scatterlists correctly

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Published February 18, 2026
Last update June 2, 2026

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: omap - Allocate OMAP_CRYPTO_FORCE_COPY scatterlists correctly The existing allocation of scatterlists in omap_crypto_copy_sg_lists() was allocating an array of scatterlist pointers, not scatterlist objects, resulting in a 4x too small allocation. Use sizeof(*new_sg) to get the correct object size.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 18, 2026 CVE published
June 2, 2026 Record updated