Re: [PATCH 6.1] crypto: af_alg - Remove zero-copy support from skcipher and aead

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From: Sasha Levin

Date: Sun Jul 19 2026 - 11:05:56 EST

> The zero-copy support is one of the riskiest aspects of AF_ALG. It
> allows userspace to request cryptographic operations directly on
> pagecache pages of files like the 'su' binary.

Queued for 6.1, thanks.

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Thanks,
Sasha