CVE-2023-53599 crypto: af_alg - Fix missing initialisation affecting gcm-aes-s390

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: afalg - Fix missing initialisation affecting gcm-aes-s390 Fix afalgallocareq to initialise areq-firstrsgl.sgl.sgt.sgl to point to the scatterlist array in areq-firstrsgl.sgl.sgl. Without this, the gcm-aes-s390 driver will...

CVE-2023-53599

CVE-2023-53599 concerns the Linux kernel crypto/af_alg path, specifically a missing initialisation in af_alg_alloc_areq() that caused gcm-aes-s390 to oops when req->dst was read and an empty ciphertext is passed. The issue made gcm_walk_start() operate on an uninitialised pointer (areq->fir...

PT-2025-40762

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description The Linux kernel contains a flaw within the crypto/af alg subsystem, specifically impacting the gcm-aes-s390 driver. A missing initialization in af alg alloc areq can lead to an issue...