CVE-2026-97590

s390/crypto: Fix missing scrub of temp buffers with PAES algorithm

N/A
Published: September 25, 2026 at 10:22 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 10:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/crypto: Fix missing scrub of temp buffers with PAES algorithm In function ctr_paes_do_crypt() there is a buffer used to process remaining bytes < AES_BLOCK_SIZE. This buffer was not scrubbed and thus could lead to expose of unwanted data. Rework the code to explicitly scrub the buffer at the end of the function to avoid exposure of maybe sensitive data. In function __xts_2keys_prep_param() change the existing scrub to clean the whole param block instead of just the key field.

Affected

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

6.166cd87cb5ef6ca50ae17c371482ceaab1d635e232
Vendor states this is fixed in 19a218b46b2471d370c11fb52040f36ac8d05d23 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7d1456d54b3c784cc2917c219a528092cefe30cd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d7159d2132e9aa51af7acb51c6742d9b30f987b3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.53 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc3 (unaffected)

Remediation

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