Advisory [CVE-2026-53302] eip93 - fix hmac setkey algo selection
This security Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-53302.
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: eip93 - fix hmac setkey algo selection eip93_hmac_setkey() allocates a temporary ahash transform for computing HMAC ipad/opad key material.
The allocation uses the driver-specific cra_driver_name (e.g. "sha256-eip93") but passes CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC as the mask, which excludes async algorithms. Since the EIP93 hash algorithms are the only ones registered under those driver names and they are inherently async, the lookup is self-contradictory and always fails with -ENOENT.
When called from the AEAD setkey path, this failure leaves the SA record partially initialized with zeroed digest fields.
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
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