CVE-2024-42229
crypto: aead,cipher - zeroize key buffer after use
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: aead,cipher - zeroize key buffer after use I.G 9.7.B for FIPS 140-3 specifies that variables temporarily holding cryptographic information should be zeroized once they are no longer needed. Accomplish this by using kfree_sensitive for buffers that previously held the private key.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Linux Linux
Version range not reported
- Linux Linux
2.6.23
References 8
git.kernel.org
- stable/c/89b9b6fa4463daf820e6a5ef65c3b0c2db239513
- stable/c/b716e9c3603ee95ed45e938fe47227d22cf3ec35
- stable/c/9db8c299a521813630fcb4154298cb60c37f3133
- stable/c/71dd428615375e36523f4d4f7685ddd54113646d
- stable/c/28c8d274848feba552e95c5c2a7e3cfe8f15c534
- stable/c/b502d4a08875ea2b4ea5d5b28dc7c991c8b90cfb
- stable/c/f58679996a831754a356974376f248aa0af2eb8e
- stable/c/23e4099bdc3c8381992f9eb975c79196d6755210