static int shash_setkey_unaligned(struct crypto_shash *tfm, const u8 *key,
				  unsigned int keylen)
{
	struct shash_alg *shash = crypto_shash_alg(tfm);
	unsigned long alignmask = crypto_shash_alignmask(tfm);
	unsigned long absize;
	u8 *buffer, *alignbuffer;
	int err;

	absize = keylen + (alignmask & ~(crypto_tfm_ctx_alignment() - 1));
	buffer = kmalloc(absize, GFP_KERNEL);
	if (!buffer)
		return -ENOMEM;

	alignbuffer = (u8 *)ALIGN((unsigned long)buffer, alignmask + 1);
	memcpy(alignbuffer, key, keylen);
	err = shash->setkey(tfm, alignbuffer, keylen);
	kzfree(buffer);
	return err;
}

This weakness pertains to the use of cryptographic functions that are weak, misconfigured, or outdated, which undermines the intended protection of encrypted data and communications.