In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
s390/zcrypt: Fix missing mem scrub at clear key import in cca_clr2cipherkey()
The helper function _ip_cprb_helper() uses internal buffer memory for building and processing CPRBs. After use this buffer was never scrubbed which could lead to leaving for example clear key material in memory which could be exposed via tricky reuse of this same memory.
Extend the _ip_cprb_helper() function with another parameter 'scrub' used to steer scrubbing of this buffer. So now the caller has the opportunity to decide if scrubbing is needed or not.
Extend the clear key to secure key token import process in function cca_clr2cipherkey() to tell the helper function from above to scrub the cprb buffer when the clear key value is part of the request data.
Add explicit scrubbing on return from function cca_clr2cipherkey() for the random EXOR buffer and the cprb buffer.
Overall this cleans the internal used buffer in case of clear key import to prevent sensitive data to get exposed.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Aug 30, 2026 | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Sep 2, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1116-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-fipsUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1123-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1118-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1123-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1114-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1113-gkeUpgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-ibmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-195-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1100-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-195-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1122-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1118-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-generic-lpae | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 15, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
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