CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-39789

HighCVSS 7.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's AEGIS crypto implementation for x86, error checks after skcipher_walk calls are missing. These functions can allocate memory and fail, potentially leading to incorrect behavior.

Risk Assessment

The organization may encounter errors in cryptographic operations, affecting data security and encryption integrity.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2025-39789.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: x86/aegis - Add missing error checks The skcipher_walk functions can allocate memory and can fail, so checking for errors is necessary.

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