CVE-2024-42229

crypto: aead,cipher - zeroize key buffer after use

Severity Score

"-"

*CVSS v-

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-07-30 CVE Reserved
2024-07-30 CVE Published
2024-07-30 EPSS Updated
2024-11-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b9b6fa4463daf820e6a5ef65c3b0c2db239513	2024-11-08
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b716e9c3603ee95ed45e938fe47227d22cf3ec35	2024-11-08
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9db8c299a521813630fcb4154298cb60c37f3133	2024-07-18
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71dd428615375e36523f4d4f7685ddd54113646d	2024-07-18
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28c8d274848feba552e95c5c2a7e3cfe8f15c534	2024-07-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b502d4a08875ea2b4ea5d5b28dc7c991c8b90cfb	2024-07-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f58679996a831754a356974376f248aa0af2eb8e	2024-07-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4099bdc3c8381992f9eb975c79196d6755210	2024-04-26

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 4.19.323 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 4.19.323"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.4.285 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.4.285"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.10.222 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.10.222"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.15.163 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.15.163"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.1.98 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.1.98"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.6.39 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.6.39"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.9.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.9.9"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.10"		en		Affected