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debiancveDebian Security Bug TrackerDEBIANCVE:CVE-2024-45004
HistorySep 04, 2024 - 8:15 p.m.

CVE-2024-45004

2024-09-0420:15:08
Debian Security Bug Tracker
security-tracker.debian.org
3
linux kernel
trusted keys
vulnerability
encryption key
blob
dcp-based
decryption
hardware limitations
plaintext
buffer

AI Score

7.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

9.6%

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KEYS: trusted: dcp: fix leak of blob encryption key Trusted keys unseal the key blob on load, but keep the sealed payload in the blob field so that every subsequent read (export) will simply convert this field to hex and send it to userspace. With DCP-based trusted keys, we decrypt the blob encryption key (BEK) in the Kernel due hardware limitations and then decrypt the blob payload. BEK decryption is done in-place which means that the trusted key blob field is modified and it consequently holds the BEK in plain text. Every subsequent read of that key thus send the plain text BEK instead of the encrypted BEK to userspace. This issue only occurs when importing a trusted DCP-based key and then exporting it again. This should rarely happen as the common use cases are to either create a new trusted key and export it, or import a key blob and then just use it without exporting it again. Fix this by performing BEK decryption and encryption in a dedicated buffer. Further always wipe the plain text BEK buffer to prevent leaking the key via uninitialized memory.

AI Score

7.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

9.6%

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