CVE-2024-42098
crypto: ecdh - explicitly zeroize private_key
Vexday Risk Score
3Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS —EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
29 Jul 2024Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: ecdh - explicitly zeroize private_key
private_key is overwritten with the key parameter passed in by the
caller (if present), or alternatively a newly generated private key.
However, it is possible that the caller provides a key (or the newly
generated key) which is shorter than the previous key. In that
scenario, some key material from the previous key would not be
overwritten. The easiest solution is to explicitly zeroize the entire
private_key array first.
Note that this patch slightly changes the behavior of this function:
previously, if the ecc_gen_privkey failed, the old private_key would
remain. Now, the private_key is always zeroized. This behavior is
consistent with the case where params.key is set and ecc_is_key_valid
fails.
Affected products
Linux · LinuxReferences
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39173b04abda87872b43c331468a4a14f8f05ce8https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73e5984e540a76a2ee1868b91590c922da8c24c9https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80575b252ab0358b7e93895b2a510beb3cb3f975https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d96187eb8e59b572a8e6a68b6a9837a867ea29dfhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd7ef325911eba1b7191b83cb580463242f2090dhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html