CVE-2025-38173
crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
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*CPE
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0
*Multiple Sources
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Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests Do not access random memory for zero-length skcipher requests.
Just return 0.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests Do not access random memory for zero-length skcipher requests. Just return 0.
This update provides the initial livepatch for this kernel update. This update does not contain any fixes and will be updated with livepatches later.
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Timeline
- 2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
- 2025-07-03 CVE Published
- 2025-07-28 CVE Updated
- 2025-08-04 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
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- ---------- First Exploit
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References (9)
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f63601fd616ab370774fa00ea10bcaaa9e48e84c | Vuln. Introduced |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.2 < 5.4.295 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.2 < 5.4.295" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.2 < 5.10.239 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.2 < 5.10.239" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.2 < 5.15.186 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.2 < 5.15.186" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.2 < 6.1.142 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.2 < 6.1.142" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.2 < 6.6.94 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.2 < 6.6.94" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.2 < 6.12.34 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.2 < 6.12.34" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.2 < 6.15.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.2 < 6.15.3" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.2 < 6.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.2 < 6.16" | en |
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