CVE-2026-93161 json
crypto: qat - clear AES key schedule from stack
published 2026-09-17 52 d ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also EUVD-2026-82269
- cvss
- —
- not scored
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: qat - clear AES key schedule from stack
qat_alg_xts_reverse_key() expands the forward XTS AES key on the stack. That schedule contains key material and can remain in the stack frame.
Clear the temporary crypto_aes_ctx with memzero_explicit() after the copy.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3
- linux Debian 12 6.1.190-1
- linux Debian 13 6.12.111-1
- linux Debian 14 7.2.6-1
- linux-6.12 Debian 12 6.12.111-1~deb12u1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93161
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-202.212
- linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1119.126
- linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.17
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1120.130
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.18
- linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1115.121
- linux-ibm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1113.117
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93161
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- kernel-source Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1
- kernel-default Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1
- kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1
- kernel-default-base Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1.159998.21.42
- kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
- kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
- kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
- kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:24550-1SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1
- kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.2.8-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11893-1
- kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.157.1-1
azure linux advisories AZL-102084
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9cf42622b30178f554fa74411eec67e02d70411 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb1194b78a163cc56bb9480c707fc34b53522359 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/892f34dc1819cceb8841005a68086710ce3763b6 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcaa0f1e86cbcb01f68131ae907b54cf299a3592 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9af019e213ada5c3d0d33c515071a1414b6899f3 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/92e4979e1a770860b26aa3d90cce0c4c6a53833c commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d41a9fcfb7f9ee36e4a4aaf5e7996bca6be1e7a9 commit
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-93161 updated cvss 5.5
kernel: crypto: qat - clear AES key schedule from stack
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8not affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/b9cf42622b30178f554fa74411eec67e02d70411
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/fb1194b78a163cc56bb9480c707fc34b53522359
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/892f34dc1819cceb8841005a68086710ce3763b6
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/dcaa0f1e86cbcb01f68131ae907b54cf299a3592
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/9af019e213ada5c3d0d33c515071a1414b6899f3
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/92e4979e1a770860b26aa3d90cce0c4c6a53833c
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/d41a9fcfb7f9ee36e4a4aaf5e7996bca6be1e7a9
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-93161
- NVD CVE-2026-93161
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