In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: chacha20poly1305 - validate poly1305 template argument chachapoly_create() still accepts the compatibility poly1305 parameter in the template name, but it assumes the second template argument is always present and immediately passes it to strcmp(). When the argument is missing, crypto_attr_alg_name() returns an error pointer. Check for that before comparing the name so malformed template instantiations fail with an error instead of dereferencing the error pointer in strcmp(). This matches the surrounding Crypto API template pattern where crypto_attr_alg_name() results are validated before string-specific use.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's `chacha20poly1305` cryptographic module. This vulnerability occurs because the `chachapoly_create()` function does not properly validate a `poly1305` template argument. When this argument is missing, an error pointer is incorrectly passed to a string comparison function, leading to a dereference of the error pointer. This can result in a system crash, causing a Denial of Service (DoS) for affected systems.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64314 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64314 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026072509-CVE-2026-64314-89f3@gregkh/T