CVE-2025-40019

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: essiv - Check ssize for decryption and in-place encryption Move the ssize check to the start in essiv_aead_crypt so that it's also checked for decryption and in-place encryption.

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 21% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2025-10-24

Modified

2026-10-19

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-21

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/248ff2797ff52a8cbf86507f9583437443bf7685
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29294dd6f1e7acf527255fb136ffde6602c3a129
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bb73db6948c2de23e407fe1b7ef94bf02b7529f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71f03f8f72d9c70ffba76980e78b38c180e61589
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da7afb01ba05577ba3629f7f4824205550644986

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