# CVE-2026-64313: crypto: ecc - Fix carry overflow in vli multiplication

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-07-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 3c4b23901a0c766879dff680cd6bdab47bcdbbd2, fixed in d11b2bb99bec1f5557c01cac42231e23745f49b8; from 3c4b23901a0c766879dff680cd6bdab47bcdbbd2, fixed in b709e0e768766abe29a49e1c1922a1604be602f4; from 3c4b23901a0c766879dff680cd6bdab47bcdbbd2, fixed in 24a54dfa06d09813b4802a374fad3d2c0e16a884; from 3c4b23901a0c766879dff680cd6bdab47bcdbbd2, fixed in 677450e5ef850c4d28b7956aa01104548c2a894e; from 3c4b23901a0c766879dff680cd6bdab47bcdbbd2, fixed in 5275e0fca256d081e2e7d4ba3dd8216c6e50d44e; from 3c4b23901a0c766879dff680cd6bdab47bcdbbd2, fixed in 774ddddf5eb26eeca177350413e3e2bc50930ee9; from 3c4b23901a0c766879dff680cd6bdab47bcdbbd2, fixed in ebaae7c4251cc0cdb2602f334d4f08a3e82d271e; from 3c4b23901a0c766879dff680cd6bdab47bcdbbd2, fixed in 27b536a2ec8e2f85a0380c2d13c9ecbc7aaab406
- Linux: 4.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.8.0, fixed in 5.10.261; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.212; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.178; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.145; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.96; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.39; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: ecc - Fix carry overflow in vli multiplication The carry flag calculation fails when r01.m_high is saturated (0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF) and addition of lower bits overflows. The condition (r01.m_high < product.m_high) doesn't handle the case where r01.m_high == product.m_high and an additional carry exists from lower-bit overflow. When commit 3c4b23901a0c ("crypto: ecdh - Add ECDH software support") introduced crypto/ecc.c, it split the muladd() function in the micro-ecc library into separate mul_64_64() and add_128_128() helpers. It seems the check got lost in translation. Add proper handling for this boundary by accounting for the carry from the lower addition.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96) 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/d11b2bb99bec1f5557c01cac42231e23745f49b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b709e0e768766abe29a49e1c1922a1604be602f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24a54dfa06d09813b4802a374fad3d2c0e16a884
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/677450e5ef850c4d28b7956aa01104548c2a894e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5275e0fca256d081e2e7d4ba3dd8216c6e50d44e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/774ddddf5eb26eeca177350413e3e2bc50930ee9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebaae7c4251cc0cdb2602f334d4f08a3e82d271e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27b536a2ec8e2f85a0380c2d13c9ecbc7aaab406

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