# CVE-2026-31391: crypto: atmel-sha204a - Fix OOM -\>tfm\_count leak

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.253, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-04-03 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from da001fb651b00e1deeaf24767dd691ae8152a4f5, fixed in c2d0c45dbb9eb272385ae919b17eef5a5318d3f8; from da001fb651b00e1deeaf24767dd691ae8152a4f5, fixed in 66ee9c1c3575b5d6afc340faca00fd40ed5b7ad9; from da001fb651b00e1deeaf24767dd691ae8152a4f5, fixed in 2bfc83cee05f8b9604502df27d94e8e2b4a3dbf1; from da001fb651b00e1deeaf24767dd691ae8152a4f5, fixed in 1ab70c260cf16f931a728b2cb63fff5f38c814d8; from da001fb651b00e1deeaf24767dd691ae8152a4f5, fixed in 6f502049a96b368ea6646c49d9520d6f69a101fa; from da001fb651b00e1deeaf24767dd691ae8152a4f5, fixed in fd262dc6d758232511127372eba866b7600739ba; from da001fb651b00e1deeaf24767dd691ae8152a4f5, fixed in d240b079a37e90af03fd7dfec94930eb6c83936e
- Linux: 5.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.3.0, fixed in 5.10.253; from 5.11.0, fixed in 6.1.167; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.130; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.78; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.20; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: atmel-sha204a - Fix OOM ->tfm_count leak If memory allocation fails, decrement ->tfm_count to avoid blocking future reads.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.253, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20) 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/c2d0c45dbb9eb272385ae919b17eef5a5318d3f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66ee9c1c3575b5d6afc340faca00fd40ed5b7ad9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bfc83cee05f8b9604502df27d94e8e2b4a3dbf1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ab70c260cf16f931a728b2cb63fff5f38c814d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f502049a96b368ea6646c49d9520d6f69a101fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd262dc6d758232511127372eba866b7600739ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d240b079a37e90af03fd7dfec94930eb6c83936e

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