vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2024-42229: linux, linux-6.1 -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 30, 2024
Added
Aug 7, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
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.
Solutions
debian-upgrade-linuxdebian-upgrade-linux-6-1
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