cve-2026-31431

  1. Linux CVE-2026-31431 Fix: algif_aead Returns to Safer Out-of-Place AEAD Handling

    The Linux kernel’s algif_aead code has received a narrowly scoped but security-relevant fix in CVE-2026-31431, and the public record makes the intent unusually clear: the subsystem is being pushed back to out-of-place operation, while preserving only the copying of associated data. The advisory...
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  2. CVE-2026-31431: algif_aead Reverts In-Place Optimization Back to Safer Out-of-Place

    In the Linux kernel, CVE-2026-31431 marks a small but telling correction in the algif_aead crypto interface: the code is being pushed back toward out-of-place operation after a prior attempt to optimize for in-place handling proved unnecessary. The published description says the fix mostly...
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