CVE-2024-42098
kernel: crypto: ecdh - explicitly zeroize private_key
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Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 29, 2024
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel's Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman functionality, where the private_key is overwritten. In some special cases and when error path happens, this issue could allow leakage of this private key.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation