VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2025-38173
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests Do not access random memory for zero-length skcipher requests.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.17%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests Do not access random memory for zero-length skcipher requests. Just return 0.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.17% probability · 6th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32d3e8049a8b60f18c5c39f5931bfb1130ac11c9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9666ac8b94c978690f937d59170c5237bd2c45Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7894694b5d5b2ecfd7fb081d6f60b9e169ab4d13Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78ea1ff6cb413a03ff6f7af4e28e24b4461a0965Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a4e047c6cc07676f637608a9dd675349b5de0a7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c064ae2881d839709bd72d484d5f2af157f46024Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9610dda42bd382a96f97e68825cb5f66cd9e1dcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1cc69da619588b1488689fe3535a0ba75a2b0e7Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.