# CVE-2026-46019: crypto: atmel-aes - Fix 3-page memory leak in atmel_aes_buff_cleanup

> A memory leak in the Atmel AES driver allows attackers to exhaust system memory, causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 May 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-88481, BELL-CVE-2026-46019, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46019, GHSA-ff85-hq6w-7g2w, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-46019, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-46019, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-46019, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-46019, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46019

## What is CVE-2026-46019?

CVE-2026-46019 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: atmel-aes - Fix 3-page memory leak in atmel_aes_buff_cleanup

atmel_aes_buff_init() allocates 4 pages using __get_free_pages() with
ATMEL_AES_BUFFER_ORDER, but atmel_aes_buff_cleanup() frees only the
first page using free_page(), leaking the remaining 3 pages. Use
free_pages() with ATMEL_AES_BUFFER_ORDER to fix the memory leak.

Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46019?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-46019?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-46019 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-46019 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-46019 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46019/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46019/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46019
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46019
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46019

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