CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-52669

HighCVSS 8.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.68%

49th percentile - higher than 49% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel s390 AES crypto module, there is a buffer overread vulnerability in CTR mode. When processing the last block, the code always reads a full block even if less data remains, causing an out-of-bounds read.

Risk Assessment

This can lead to disclosure of kernel memory or system crash, posing a threat to confidentiality and availability.

Recommendation

Install a Linux kernel patch that modifies the last block handling in CTR mode to use the actual data length and copy it into a buffer before processing.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: s390/aes - Fix buffer overread in CTR mode When processing the last block, the s390 ctr code will always read a whole block, even if there isn't a whole block of data left. Fix this by using the actual length left and copy it into a buffer first for processing.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS