Re: [PATCH 5.10/5.15] crypto: af_alg - Set merge to zero early in af_alg_sendmsg
From: Sasha Levin
Date: Wed Jul 01 2026 - 20:39:02 EST
> If an error causes af_alg_sendmsg to abort, ctx->merge may contain
> a garbage value from the previous loop. This may then trigger a
> crash on the next entry into af_alg_sendmsg when it attempts to do
> a merge that can't be done.
>
> Fix this by setting ctx->merge to zero near the start of the loop.
Queued for 5.15.y and 5.10.y, thanks.
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Thanks,
Sasha