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The Atmel AES driver is a Linux kernel component for hardware-accelerated AES encryption on Atmel microcontrollers. A recent vulnerability, CVE-2026-46019, revealed a memory leak in this driver where three of four allocated pages were not properly freed during buffer cleanup due to an incorrect allocator call. While not a critical remote exploit, this issue highlights the importance of driver-level security in Linux, especially for users running Linux in embedded systems, appliances, or WSL environments. Discussions on WindowsForum cover the technical details of the fix and its implications for system stability and security.
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    CVE-2026-46019: Linux Atmel AES Driver Memory Leak Fix Explained

    CVE-2026-46019 is a Linux kernel vulnerability published by NVD on May 27, 2026, after kernel.org reported that the Atmel AES crypto driver leaked three of four allocated pages during buffer cleanup because it freed one page with the wrong allocator call. It is not, on the available evidence...
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