crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-38173 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-07-03 09:15:33 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-30 06:22:56 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Secondary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected f63601fd616ab370774fa00ea10bcaaa9e48e84c 32d3e8049a8b60f18c5c39f5931bfb1130ac11c9 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected f63601fd616ab370774fa00ea10bcaaa9e48e84c c064ae2881d839709bd72d484d5f2af157f46024 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected f63601fd616ab370774fa00ea10bcaaa9e48e84c e1cc69da619588b1488689fe3535a0ba75a2b0e7 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected f63601fd616ab370774fa00ea10bcaaa9e48e84c 78ea1ff6cb413a03ff6f7af4e28e24b4461a0965 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected f63601fd616ab370774fa00ea10bcaaa9e48e84c 5e9666ac8b94c978690f937d59170c5237bd2c45 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected f63601fd616ab370774fa00ea10bcaaa9e48e84c 7894694b5d5b2ecfd7fb081d6f60b9e169ab4d13 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected f63601fd616ab370774fa00ea10bcaaa9e48e84c c9610dda42bd382a96f97e68825cb5f66cd9e1dc git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected f63601fd616ab370774fa00ea10bcaaa9e48e84c 8a4e047c6cc07676f637608a9dd675349b5de0a7 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 4.2 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 4.2 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.4.295 5.4.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.10.239 5.10.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15.186 5.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.142 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.94 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.34 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.15.3 6.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.16 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a4e047c6cc07676f637608a9dd675349b5de0a7 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9610dda42bd382a96f97e68825cb5f66cd9e1dc | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1cc69da619588b1488689fe3535a0ba75a2b0e7 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/7894694b5d5b2ecfd7fb081d6f60b9e169ab4d13 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/32d3e8049a8b60f18c5c39f5931bfb1130ac11c9 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9666ac8b94c978690f937d59170c5237bd2c45 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/78ea1ff6cb413a03ff6f7af4e28e24b4461a0965 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/c064ae2881d839709bd72d484d5f2af157f46024 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.