In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: use aead_request_free to match aead_request_alloc Use aead_request_free() instead of kfree() to properly free memory allocated by aead_request_alloc(). This ensures sensitive crypto data is zeroed before being freed.
History

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 02:00:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Fri, 18 Apr 2025 07:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: use aead_request_free to match aead_request_alloc Use aead_request_free() instead of kfree() to properly free memory allocated by aead_request_alloc(). This ensures sensitive crypto data is zeroed before being freed.
Title ksmbd: use aead_request_free to match aead_request_alloc
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-04-18T07:01:33.904Z

Updated: 2025-05-26T05:25:23.636Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.025Z

Link: CVE-2025-38575

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-04-18T07:15:43.717

Modified: 2025-04-21T14:23:45.950

Link: CVE-2025-38575

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-04-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-38575 - Bugzilla