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CVE-2025-38173
Marvell CESA Zero-Length SKCipher Request Buffer Overflow
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests Do not access random memory for zero-length skcipher requests. Just return 0.

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Published Date :

July 3, 2025, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 3, 2025, 3:13 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-38173 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2025-38173 vulnerability.
Upgrade the affs-modules-6.1.0-37-4kc-malta-di packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-38173 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-38173.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32d3e8049a8b60f18c5c39f5931bfb1130ac11c9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9666ac8b94c978690f937d59170c5237bd2c45
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7894694b5d5b2ecfd7fb081d6f60b9e169ab4d13
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78ea1ff6cb413a03ff6f7af4e28e24b4461a0965
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a4e047c6cc07676f637608a9dd675349b5de0a7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c064ae2881d839709bd72d484d5f2af157f46024
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9610dda42bd382a96f97e68825cb5f66cd9e1dc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1cc69da619588b1488689fe3535a0ba75a2b0e7
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-38173 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-38173 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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DSA and DLA for Debian last 14 days

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Updated: 16 hours, 44 minutes ago
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Born at : Feb. 12, 2025, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 370 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-38173 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-38173 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jul. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests Do not access random memory for zero-length skcipher requests. Just return 0.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32d3e8049a8b60f18c5c39f5931bfb1130ac11c9
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9666ac8b94c978690f937d59170c5237bd2c45
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7894694b5d5b2ecfd7fb081d6f60b9e169ab4d13
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78ea1ff6cb413a03ff6f7af4e28e24b4461a0965
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a4e047c6cc07676f637608a9dd675349b5de0a7
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c064ae2881d839709bd72d484d5f2af157f46024
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9610dda42bd382a96f97e68825cb5f66cd9e1dc
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1cc69da619588b1488689fe3535a0ba75a2b0e7
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