In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, ktls: Fix data corruption when using bpf_msg_pop_data() in ktls When sending plaintext data, we initially calculated the corresponding ciphertext length. However, if we later reduced the plaintext data length via socket policy, we failed to recalculate the ciphertext length. This results in transmitting buffers containing uninitialized data during ciphertext transmission. This causes uninitialized bytes to be appended after a complete "Application Data" packet, leading to errors on the receiving end when parsing TLS record.
History

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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References
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


Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, ktls: Fix data corruption when using bpf_msg_pop_data() in ktls When sending plaintext data, we initially calculated the corresponding ciphertext length. However, if we later reduced the plaintext data length via socket policy, we failed to recalculate the ciphertext length. This results in transmitting buffers containing uninitialized data during ciphertext transmission. This causes uninitialized bytes to be appended after a complete "Application Data" packet, leading to errors on the receiving end when parsing TLS record.
Title bpf, ktls: Fix data corruption when using bpf_msg_pop_data() in ktls
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-08-19T17:03:51.688Z

Updated: 2025-08-19T17:03:51.688Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.028Z

Link: CVE-2025-38608

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-19T17:15:39.203

Modified: 2025-08-20T14:40:17.713

Link: CVE-2025-38608

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-08-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-38608 - Bugzilla