Incorrect CCM tags via undersized AAD allocation
Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
Buffer underallocation in the Linux QCE crypto driver allows attackers to produce incorrect CCM authentication tags through crafted AAD. The qce_aead_ccm_prepare_buf_assoclen function aligns the AAD length before adding header space, but programs DMA for the aligned combined length, permitting a hardware read past the allocation. The condition requires CCM processing on Qualcomm Crypto Engine hardware; the extra bytes enter CBC-MAC computation and yield an incorrect tag or a failed CCM self-test.
Summary
What happened
Buffer underallocation in the Linux QCE crypto driver allows attackers to produce incorrect CCM authentication tags through crafted AAD. The qce_aead_ccm_prepare_buf_assoclen function aligns the AAD length before adding header space, but programs DMA for the aligned combined length, permitting a hardware read past the allocation. The condition requires CCM processing on Qualcomm Crypto Engine hardware; the extra bytes enter CBC-MAC computation and yield an incorrect tag or a failed CCM self-test.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80832
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
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- Unavailable
- Attack vector
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- Sep 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=5.14
- Affected versionversion=9363efb4181c5e0fbf86bdfa759262aa29f0eb50 <002f1f99aef7ea631cb687fc17bce64e4963f6aa
- Affected versionversion=9363efb4181c5e0fbf86bdfa759262aa29f0eb50 <11775b35ce9f27e73d62188d7d38aa0dc0a219aa
- Affected versionversion=9363efb4181c5e0fbf86bdfa759262aa29f0eb50 <2f65718b9c1095eef1ae9b374aa0384b1b083f3c
- Affected versionversion=9363efb4181c5e0fbf86bdfa759262aa29f0eb50 <46a84efe2dbaddde89073a3c00c694486937c34b
- Affected versionversion=9363efb4181c5e0fbf86bdfa759262aa29f0eb50 <4839f4c21f9c577eedef2919ced878a3057c7fc3
- Affected versionversion=9363efb4181c5e0fbf86bdfa759262aa29f0eb50 <7f2345f47dd189625f657cd72437179ab4170ee1
- Affected versionversion=9363efb4181c5e0fbf86bdfa759262aa29f0eb50 <c9e0f06a023107694698a7930616aeb460d91816
- Affected versionversion=9363efb4181c5e0fbf86bdfa759262aa29f0eb50 <cc56d2b0d77cfeea061e98114992ee687d5eb4dd
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