# CVE-2026-90069: crypto: acomp - allocate async request context when cloning

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 097c432caaa6d91f87732fe991cb08139e31101a, fixed in d48197cbd5d3476c7deea644972e9ec510865ec2; from 097c432caaa6d91f87732fe991cb08139e31101a, fixed in 889fa17a0af09ff93a9166abc82ee7a654faa49b; from 097c432caaa6d91f87732fe991cb08139e31101a, fixed in ee440d4fc0d2f15894ab1f64c474a3adbc858880
- Linux: 6.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.16.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: acomp - allocate async request context when cloning ACOMP_REQUEST_ON_STACK() reserves only enough storage for the synchronous fallback. When an async implementation is selected, callers clone that stack request before retrying, but acomp_request_clone() currently copies only the stack-sized object. The clone therefore has no storage for the async provider request context, and providers such as QAT write past the allocation through acomp_request_ctx(). KASAN does report a slab OOB write. Allocate a zeroed clone large enough for the runtime acomp request size, copy only the bytes present in the source object, and preserve the existing fallback-on-allocation-failure behavior. Use the runtime reqsize because an implementation may adjust it during tfm initialization.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.52, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d48197cbd5d3476c7deea644972e9ec510865ec2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/889fa17a0af09ff93a9166abc82ee7a654faa49b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee440d4fc0d2f15894ab1f64c474a3adbc858880

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