What is CVE-2024-43815?

CVE-2024-43815 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-08-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-43815?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-43815

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: mxs-dcp - Ensure payload is zero when using key slot We could leak stack memory through the payload field when running AES with a key from one of the hardware's key slots. Fix this by ensuring the payload field is set to 0 in such cases. This does not affect the common use case when the key is supplied from main memory via the descriptor payload.

EPSS: 0.002 (11.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 3d16af0b4cfac4b2c3b238e2ec37b38c2f316978, 6.10, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43815?: CVE-2024-43815 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-43815?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.