# CVE-2025-71131: crypto: seqiv - Do not use req-\>iv after crypto\_aead\_encrypt

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.64, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-01-14 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 0a270321dbf948963aeb0e8382fe17d2c2eb3771, fixed in 18202537856e0fae079fed2c9308780bcff2bb9d; from 0a270321dbf948963aeb0e8382fe17d2c2eb3771, fixed in baf0e2d1e03ddb04781dfe7f22a654d3611f69b2; from 0a270321dbf948963aeb0e8382fe17d2c2eb3771, fixed in 50f196d2bbaee4ab2494bb1b0d294deba292951a; from 0a270321dbf948963aeb0e8382fe17d2c2eb3771, fixed in 0279978adec6f1296af66b642cce641c6580be46; from 0a270321dbf948963aeb0e8382fe17d2c2eb3771, fixed in ccbb96434d88e32358894c879457b33f7508e798; from 0a270321dbf948963aeb0e8382fe17d2c2eb3771, fixed in 5476f7f8a311236604b78fcc5b2a63b3a61b0169; from 0a270321dbf948963aeb0e8382fe17d2c2eb3771, fixed in 50fdb78b7c0bcc550910ef69c0984e751cac72fa
- Linux: 2.6.25
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.25, fixed in 5.10.248; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.198; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.160; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.120; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.64; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: seqiv - Do not use req->iv after crypto_aead_encrypt As soon as crypto_aead_encrypt is called, the underlying request may be freed by an asynchronous completion. Thus dereferencing req->iv after it returns is invalid. Instead of checking req->iv against info, create a new variable unaligned_info and use it for that purpose instead.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.64) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18202537856e0fae079fed2c9308780bcff2bb9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baf0e2d1e03ddb04781dfe7f22a654d3611f69b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50f196d2bbaee4ab2494bb1b0d294deba292951a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0279978adec6f1296af66b642cce641c6580be46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccbb96434d88e32358894c879457b33f7508e798
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5476f7f8a311236604b78fcc5b2a63b3a61b0169
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50fdb78b7c0bcc550910ef69c0984e751cac72fa

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