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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2025-40019 Detail

Description

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/248ff2797ff52a8cbf86507f9583437443bf7685 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bb73db6948c2de23e407fe1b7ef94bf02b7529f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da7afb01ba05577ba3629f7f4824205550644986 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc4c854a5e7453c465fa73b153eba4ef2a240abe kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df58651968f82344a0ed2afdafd20ecfc55ff548 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f37e7860dc5e94c70b4a3e38a5809181310ea9ac kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-40019
NVD Published Date:
10/24/2025
NVD Last Modified:
10/24/2025
Source:
kernel.org