The vulnerability in the functions process_tar_file() and ucode_load() of the driver/crypto/marvell/octeontx/otx_cptpf_ucode.c driver, a Linux kernel cryptographic accelerator driver, allows an attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.

The vulnerability of the functions processtarfile and ucodeload in the driver/crypto/marvell/octeontx/otxcptpfucode.c driver of the Linux kernel cryptographic accelerator is related to a numerical overflow vulnerability. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the...