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.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel; debian: debian linux
References10
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/32d3e8049a8b60f18c5c39f5931bfb1130ac11c9 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9666ac8b94c978690f937d59170c5237bd2c45 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7894694b5d5b2ecfd7fb081d6f60b9e169ab4d13 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/78ea1ff6cb413a03ff6f7af4e28e24b4461a0965 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a4e047c6cc07676f637608a9dd675349b5de0a7 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c064ae2881d839709bd72d484d5f2af157f46024 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9610dda42bd382a96f97e68825cb5f66cd9e1dc Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1cc69da619588b1488689fe3535a0ba75a2b0e7 Patch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 9 · as of 7 November 2026
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