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    CVE-2024-42229

    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.

    Published:Jul 30, 2024
    Last Modified:Jan 5, 2026
    EPS:Jul 30, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.0001
    CVSS Score:4.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4099bdc3c8381992f9eb975c79196d6755210
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28c8d274848feba552e95c5c2a7e3cfe8f15c534
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71dd428615375e36523f4d4f7685ddd54113646d
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b9b6fa4463daf820e6a5ef65c3b0c2db239513
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9db8c299a521813630fcb4154298cb60c37f3133
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b502d4a08875ea2b4ea5d5b28dc7c991c8b90cfb
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b716e9c3603ee95ed45e938fe47227d22cf3ec35
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f58679996a831754a356974376f248aa0af2eb8e
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4099bdc3c8381992f9eb975c79196d6755210
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28c8d274848feba552e95c5c2a7e3cfe8f15c534
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71dd428615375e36523f4d4f7685ddd54113646d
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9db8c299a521813630fcb4154298cb60c37f3133
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b502d4a08875ea2b4ea5d5b28dc7c991c8b90cfb
    https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f58679996a831754a356974376f248aa0af2eb8e
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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