CVE-2026-46019: crypto: atmel-aes - Fix 3-page memory leak in atmel_aes_buff_cleanup
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-46019 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 46 · Related 46Timeline
- 27-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: atmel-aes - Fix 3-page memory leak in atmel_aes_buff_cleanup atmel_aes_buff_init() allocates 4 pages using __get_free_pages() with ATMEL_AES_BUFFER_ORDER, but atmel_aes_buff_cleanup() frees only the first page using free_page(), leaking the remaining 3 pages. Use free_pages() with ATMEL_AES_BUFFER_ORDER to fix the memory leak.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.16%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
5%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.16% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu158 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-186.196 | < 6.8.0-136.136 | < 7.0.0-27.27
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1112.119 | < 6.8.0-1061.64 | < 7.0.0-1008.8
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ bbe628ed897d728d38c4035381d12b2f308fac6f, < de6952e0af2acbada900d742437e848285c01d11 | ≥ bbe628ed897d728d38c4035381d12b2f308fac6f, < 5ad40cde96d603a88d68f8ed59f6d36407ab1f3c | ≥ bbe628ed897d728d38c4035381d12b2f308fac6f, < 03e00aafa5f747d07811589e8d5fee638245431b | ≥ bbe628ed897d728d38c4035381d12b2f308fac6f, < b63f1e2f0e319ad3fe4a58eb3db4fd50cc98baca | ≥ bbe628ed897d728d38c4035381d12b2f308fac6f, < 65b3589d39d05699c3850202f8333e5361033ea3 | ≥ bbe628ed897d728d38c4035381d12b2f308fac6f, < 61516b4a5b2647dc3f8f67b5dffaf038be997511 | ≥ bbe628ed897d728d38c4035381d12b2f308fac6f, < 230ad8a78fe67266b1ba4685da1abdd61471c5b8 | ≥ bbe628ed897d728d38c4035381d12b2f308fac6f, < 3fcfff4ed35f963380a68741bcd52742baff7f76 | 4.5
- linux_kernel≥ 4.5, < 5.10.258 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.209 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.175 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.140 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.86 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.27 | ≥ 6.19, < 7.0.4
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.176-1 | < 6.12.86-1 | < 7.0.4-1
3 vendors · 161 products