What is CVE-2026-93161?

CVE-2026-93161 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and patched in 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157 and others. CVE-2026-93161 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-93161?

CVE-2026-93161 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-93161?

Yes, CVE-2026-93161 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-93161 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-93161 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-93161

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat - clear AES key schedule from stack qat_alg_xts_reverse_key() expands the forward XTS AES key on the stack. That schedule contains key material and can remain in the stack frame. Clear the temporary crypto_aes_ctx with memzero_explicit() after the copy.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-17

Last modified 2026-09-17

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.11

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.221 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.188 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.157 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.110 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.52 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.6 7.2.x ✓ 7.3-rc1

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-93161?

CVE-2026-93161 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and has been patched in 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157 and others. CVE-2026-93161 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-93161?

Yes. CVE-2026-93161 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-93161 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-93161 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.