VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-42229

CVSS score4.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-07-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references