CVE-2025-38173

crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: July 3, 2025 at 08:36 AM UTC

Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Debian Linux · Debiandrupal

95%

11.0

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

4.2 ≤ v < 5.10.2394.2 ≤ v < 5.15.1864.2 ≤ v < 5.4.2954.2 ≤ v < 6.1.1424.2 ≤ v < 6.12.344.2 ≤ v < 6.15.34.2 ≤ v < 6.164.2 ≤ v < 6.6.945.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1865.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1425.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2396.13 ≤ v < 6.15.36.2 ≤ v < 6.6.946.7 ≤ v < 6.12.344.2f63601fd616ab370774fa00ea10bcaaa9e48e84c

Vendor states this is fixed in 32d3e8049a8b60f18c5c39f5931bfb1130ac11c9 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5e9666ac8b94c978690f937d59170c5237bd2c45 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7894694b5d5b2ecfd7fb081d6f60b9e169ab4d13 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 78ea1ff6cb413a03ff6f7af4e28e24b4461a0965 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 8a4e047c6cc07676f637608a9dd675349b5de0a7 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in c064ae2881d839709bd72d484d5f2af157f46024 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in c9610dda42bd382a96f97e68825cb5f66cd9e1dc (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in e1cc69da619588b1488689fe3535a0ba75a2b0e7 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.2 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.239 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.186 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.295 (unaffected)