GHSA-HF6G-CQ6H-J3VG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-08 09:30 – Updated: 2025-11-10 18:30
VLAI?
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: null - Use spin lock instead of mutex

As the null algorithm may be freed in softirq context through af_alg, use spin locks instead of mutexes to protect the default null algorithm.

Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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