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CVE-2024-42229

CVSS v3.1 4.1 (Medium)
41% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (11th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 8
NVD Status Analyzed
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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.

Weaknesses
CWE-NVD-Other
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
NVD Status
Analyzed
CNA
kernel.org
Published Date
2024-07-30 08:15:08
(7 weeks ago)
Updated Date
2024-07-30 19:46:56
(7 weeks ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel prior 5.10.222 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel < 5.10.222
  Linux Kernel from 5.11 version and prior 5.15.163 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 5.11 < 5.15.163
  Linux Kernel from 5.16 version and prior 6.1.98 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 5.16 < 6.1.98
  Linux Kernel from 6.2 version and prior 6.6.39 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 6.2 < 6.6.39
  Linux Kernel from 6.7 version and prior 6.9.9 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 6.7 < 6.9.9