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crypto: essiv - Check ssize for decryption and in-place encryption

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.246, 5.15.195, 5.4.301, 6.1.157, 6.12.54, 6.17.4, 6.6.113
CVEs
CVE-2025-40019
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 19:39 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

crypto: essiv - Check ssize for decryption and in-place encryption

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Oct 2025, 11:44 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2025-40019

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.157, 6.6.113, 6.12.54, 6.17.4

Complete source record
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