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CVE-2024-42229
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.1
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2024-07-30T08:15:08.070 · Last modified 2026-06-17T07:49:03.780

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 products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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