# CVE-2026-80831: crypto: mxs-dcp - fix source scatterlist length access

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.269, 5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108, and 3 more
- Published: 2026-09-04 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 15b59e7c3733f90ff1f7dd66ad77ae1c90bcdff5, fixed in fd0f211b27a6ec2ebd8c315683401b43adcc5511; from 15b59e7c3733f90ff1f7dd66ad77ae1c90bcdff5, fixed in 04201dcc88b26eac52f736e39727fc5c420b7257; from 15b59e7c3733f90ff1f7dd66ad77ae1c90bcdff5, fixed in e72a795df521cb65b7c4705cc11078cdacfaa2f4; from 15b59e7c3733f90ff1f7dd66ad77ae1c90bcdff5, fixed in 1537bd55b4f842565068c54b47cd2ae1777d5f8f; from 15b59e7c3733f90ff1f7dd66ad77ae1c90bcdff5, fixed in da14fae5203b72ca71ccfa9af8de9249e40d533a; from 15b59e7c3733f90ff1f7dd66ad77ae1c90bcdff5, fixed in 182f16a20d329a1c818d51dad57d9bf43d356c7c; from 15b59e7c3733f90ff1f7dd66ad77ae1c90bcdff5, fixed in 0e9edb108a63bbbef952dfcbc597e34ed9c1fb74; from 15b59e7c3733f90ff1f7dd66ad77ae1c90bcdff5, fixed in 6ef9a4afb52cb102ab038cd42352c142d8505d09; from 15b59e7c3733f90ff1f7dd66ad77ae1c90bcdff5, fixed in c5bcb084a9871e5b62afb5f48b60adfa13b5d9f8
- Linux: 3.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.14.0, fixed in 5.10.269; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.220; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.187; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.156; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.108; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.49; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.13; from 7.2.0, fixed in 7.2.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: mxs-dcp - fix source scatterlist length access mxs_dcp_aes_block_crypt() uses sg_dma_len() without mapping the source scatterlist with dma_map_sg() first. Therefore, sg_dma_len() is invalid and could return zero or a stale DMA length, causing encryption and decryption to process the wrong number of bytes when CONFIG_NEED_SG_DMA_LENGTH=y. Use the original scatterlist length instead.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.269, 5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108) 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/fd0f211b27a6ec2ebd8c315683401b43adcc5511
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04201dcc88b26eac52f736e39727fc5c420b7257
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e72a795df521cb65b7c4705cc11078cdacfaa2f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1537bd55b4f842565068c54b47cd2ae1777d5f8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da14fae5203b72ca71ccfa9af8de9249e40d533a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/182f16a20d329a1c818d51dad57d9bf43d356c7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e9edb108a63bbbef952dfcbc597e34ed9c1fb74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ef9a4afb52cb102ab038cd42352c142d8505d09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5bcb084a9871e5b62afb5f48b60adfa13b5d9f8

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