HIGHCVE-2026-43336Published Modified CNA Linux
CVE-2026-43336: lib/crypto: chacha: Zeroize permuted_state before it leaves scope
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib/crypto: chacha: Zeroize permuted_state before it leaves scope Since the ChaCha permutation is invertible, the local variable 'permuted_state' is sufficient to compute the original 'state', and thus the key, even after the permutation has been done. While the kernel is quite inconsistent about zeroizing secrets on the stack (and some prominent userspace crypto libraries don't bother at all since it's not guaranteed to work anyway), the kernel does try to do it as a best practice, especially in cases involving the RNG. Thus, explicitly zeroize 'permuted_state' before it goes out of scope.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- 0
- Affected Products
- 2
Fix available
0066c760acead1fb743bae294dbd89f479ae43b9b1933249263c3a98df79992f61a566476e4163bcc1d761e5a7340c46479fb2399598f331e4fe2c6335.10.2535.15.2036.1.1696.6.1356.12.826.18.226.19.127.091999af43ca2125e3b2c18fcfc02912ada02efc3b416a4245f04a450c67a13e6d96056c37c5b33febd62d9b44464a6c20a34a74068e7a784d0afa04ae5046823f8fa3677341b541a25af2fcb99a5b1e0e90ee961af515a484f091678ce58a4c3f7b73b02
Affected packages
- Linux / Linux< e90ee961af515a484f091678ce58a4c3f7b73b02 (from c08d0e647305c3f8f640010a56c9e4bafb9488d3) · < b416a4245f04a450c67a13e6d96056c37c5b33fe (from c08d0e647305c3f8f640010a56c9e4bafb9488d3) · < bd62d9b44464a6c20a34a74068e7a784d0afa04a (from c08d0e647305c3f8f640010a56c9e4bafb9488d3) · < 066c760acead1fb743bae294dbd89f479ae43b9b (from c08d0e647305c3f8f640010a56c9e4bafb9488d3) · < 1d761e5a7340c46479fb2399598f331e4fe2c633 (from c08d0e647305c3f8f640010a56c9e4bafb9488d3) · < 1933249263c3a98df79992f61a566476e4163bcc (from c08d0e647305c3f8f640010a56c9e4bafb9488d3)
- Linux / Linux4.2Fixed in 0, 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.169, 6.6.135, 6.12.82, 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N