crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests
Priority LOW 33Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00194 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186 +5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.2 and later | 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3, 6.16 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.2 and later Fixed in 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3, 6.16 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 to before 5.4.295; 5.5 to before 5.10.239; 5.11 to before 5.15.186; 5.16 to before 6.1.142; 6.2 to before 6.6.94; 6.7 to before 6.12.34; 6.13 to before 6.15.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 to before 5.4.295; 5.5 to before 5.10.239; 5.11 to before 5.15.186; 5.16 to before 6.1.142; 6.2 to before 6.6.94; 6.7 to before 6.12.34; 6.13 to before 6.15.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3, 6.16
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-38173
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p2cx-8cg7-m2r4
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32d3e8049a8b60f18c5c39f5931bfb1130ac11c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c064ae2881d839709bd72d484d5f2af157f46024
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1cc69da619588b1488689fe3535a0ba75a2b0e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78ea1ff6cb413a03ff6f7af4e28e24b4461a0965
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9666ac8b94c978690f937d59170c5237bd2c45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7894694b5d5b2ecfd7fb081d6f60b9e169ab4d13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9610dda42bd382a96f97e68825cb5f66cd9e1dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a4e047c6cc07676f637608a9dd675349b5de0a7
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Sources
- CVE-2025-38173 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-38173 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p2cx-8cg7-m2r4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-38173 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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