Overview
- 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.
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.1
- Impact score
- 3.6
- Exploitability score
- 0.5
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Severity
- MEDIUM
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
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