CVE-2024-42229

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Information Exposure via Unzeroized Cryptographic Key Buffer

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (9)

Core 9

Scores

CVSS v3 4.1
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 13.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (26)
linux/Kernel 2.6.23 - 4.19.323linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.285linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.163linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.98linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.222linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.39linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.9.9linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.23
Linux/Linux 06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262 - 23e4099bdc3c8381992f9eb975c79196d6755210
Linux/Linux 06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262 - 28c8d274848feba552e95c5c2a7e3cfe8f15c534
... and 16 more
Published Jul 30, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026