CVE-2026-52972

HIGH

CVSS v3.1: 7.0 · EPSS: 0.0018 (8.2 percentile)

No user interactionInteger Overflow

Source data as of:

At a glance

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.0 v3.1 · NVD
EPSS
0.0018 (8.2 percentile) · FIRST.org
CISA KEV
No
Type
Integer Overflow · NVD CWE
Attack conditions (CVSS vector)
No user interaction · Source: NVD Vector
Published
2026-06-24 · Modified: 2026-06-30

CVSS / EPSS / KEV

CVSS v3.1 7.0 / 10 HIGH Source: NVD
EPSS 0.0018 8.2 percentile Source: FIRST.org
CISA KEV No Source: CISA

Source — CVSS: NVD · EPSS: FIRST.org · KEV: CISA. Data & Sources

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: af_alg - Cap AEAD AD length to 0x80000000 In order to prevent arithmetic overflows when checking the TX buffer size, cap the associated data length to 0x80000000.

Record details

CVE ID
CVE-2026-52972
CVSS (v3.1)
7.0 (HIGH)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore
1.0
Impact subscore
5.9
EPSS
0.0018 (8.2 percentile) — 2026-06-30
CISA KEV
No
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-190
Affected configurations (CPE)
0
Published
2026-06-24
Modified
2026-06-30
Status
Received

References

Reference URLs as listed by NVD, grouped by a mechanical match on the link's host/pattern. Labels describe the link type only.