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Linux Kernel AEGIS Cipher Error Handling Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's implementation of the AEGIS cipher on x86 architectures has been addressed. The issue arose because the skcipher_walk functions, which handle encryption and decryption, can allocate memory that may fail. This vulnerability affects the Linux kernel stable tree.

Impact

The vulnerability could lead to memory allocation errors not being properly handled, potentially causing issues in cryptographic operations.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to the latest version of the Linux kernel stable tree to address this vulnerability.

Added: Sep 11, 2025, 5:46 PM
Updated: Sep 11, 2025, 5:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
9.0
impact
2.5
exploitability
5.3
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.5
threat
3.2
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.