{"cve":"CVE-2024-42229","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-30T08:15:08.070","modified":"2026-06-17T07:49:03.780","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: aead,cipher - zeroize key buffer after use\n\nI.G 9.7.B for FIPS 140-3 specifies that variables temporarily holding\ncryptographic information should be zeroized once they are no longer\nneeded. Accomplish this by using kfree_sensitive for buffers that\npreviously held the private key.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":4.1},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4099bdc3c8381992f9eb975c79196d6755210","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28c8d274848feba552e95c5c2a7e3cfe8f15c534","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71dd428615375e36523f4d4f7685ddd54113646d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b9b6fa4463daf820e6a5ef65c3b0c2db239513","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9db8c299a521813630fcb4154298cb60c37f3133"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:53:51.317825789+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-42229","score":0.00228,"percentile":0.13642,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}