In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: af_alg - Fix incorrect boolean values in af_alg_ctx
Commit 1b34cbbf4f01 ("crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in
af_alg_sendmsg") changed some fields from bool to 1-bit bitfields of
type u32.
However, some assignments to these fields, specifically 'more' and
'merge', assign values greater than 1. These relied on C's implicit
conversion to bool, such that zero becomes false and nonzero becomes
true.
With a 1-bit bitfields of type u32 instead, mod 2 of the value is taken
instead, resulting in 0 being assigned in some cases when 1 was intended.
Fix this by restoring the bool type.
crypto: af_alg - Fix incorrect boolean values in af_alg_ctx
Commit 1b34cbbf4f01 ("crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in
af_alg_sendmsg") changed some fields from bool to 1-bit bitfields of
type u32.
However, some assignments to these fields, specifically 'more' and
'merge', assign values greater than 1. These relied on C's implicit
conversion to bool, such that zero becomes false and nonzero becomes
true.
With a 1-bit bitfields of type u32 instead, mod 2 of the value is taken
instead, resulting in 0 being assigned in some cases when 1 was intended.
Fix this by restoring the bool type.
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Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: af_alg - Fix incorrect boolean values in af_alg_ctx Commit 1b34cbbf4f01 ("crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg") changed some fields from bool to 1-bit bitfields of type u32. However, some assignments to these fields, specifically 'more' and 'merge', assign values greater than 1. These relied on C's implicit conversion to bool, such that zero becomes false and nonzero becomes true. With a 1-bit bitfields of type u32 instead, mod 2 of the value is taken instead, resulting in 0 being assigned in some cases when 1 was intended. Fix this by restoring the bool type. | |
| Title | crypto: af_alg - Fix incorrect boolean values in af_alg_ctx | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-24T12:24:57.875Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.152Z
Link: CVE-2025-40022
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2025-10-24T13:15:47.387
Modified: 2025-10-24T13:15:47.387
Link: CVE-2025-40022
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