CVE-2024-42229

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinux06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262 < 89b9b6fa4463daf820e6a5ef65c3b0c2db239513affected
LinuxLinux06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262 < b716e9c3603ee95ed45e938fe47227d22cf3ec35affected
LinuxLinux06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262 < 9db8c299a521813630fcb4154298cb60c37f3133affected
LinuxLinux06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262 < 71dd428615375e36523f4d4f7685ddd54113646daffected
LinuxLinux06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262 < 28c8d274848feba552e95c5c2a7e3cfe8f15c534affected
LinuxLinux06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262 < b502d4a08875ea2b4ea5d5b28dc7c991c8b90cfbaffected
LinuxLinux06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262 < f58679996a831754a356974376f248aa0af2eb8eaffected
LinuxLinux06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262 < 23e4099bdc3c8381992f9eb975c79196d6755210affected
LinuxLinux2.6.23affected
LinuxLinux0 < 2.6.23unaffected
LinuxLinux4.19.323 <= 4.19.*unaffected
LinuxLinux5.4.285 <= 5.4.*unaffected
LinuxLinux5.10.222 <= 5.10.*unaffected
LinuxLinux5.15.163 <= 5.15.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.1.98 <= 6.1.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.6.39 <= 6.6.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.9.9 <= 6.9.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.10 <= *unaffected

Weaknesses

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References