Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-core package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL9-KERNELCORE-7582595
- published 5 Aug 2024
- disclosed 29 Jul 2024
Introduced: 29 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-42098 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:9 kernel-core.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-core package and not the kernel-core package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-42098
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39173b04abda87872b43c331468a4a14f8f05ce8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73e5984e540a76a2ee1868b91590c922da8c24c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80575b252ab0358b7e93895b2a510beb3cb3f975
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d96187eb8e59b572a8e6a68b6a9837a867ea29df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd7ef325911eba1b7191b83cb580463242f2090d