CVE-2025-38173

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2025-07-03. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests

Do not access random memory for zero-length skcipher requests. Just return 0.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 3, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
Patch available.
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 4328-1] linux-6.1 security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 4327-1] linux security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
generic

crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1cc69da619588b1488689fe3535a0ba75a2b0e7
generic

crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9610dda42bd382a96f97e68825cb5f66cd9e1dc
generic

crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c064ae2881d839709bd72d484d5f2af157f46024
generic

crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a4e047c6cc07676f637608a9dd675349b5de0a7
generic

crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78ea1ff6cb413a03ff6f7af4e28e24b4461a0965
generic

crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7894694b5d5b2ecfd7fb081d6f60b9e169ab4d13
generic

crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9666ac8b94c978690f937d59170c5237bd2c45
generic

crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32d3e8049a8b60f18c5c39f5931bfb1130ac11c9

Patch Availability(31)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (6.14.0-1016.17~24.04.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-6.14 (6.14.0-1012.12) @ plucky2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-6.14 (6.14.0-1012.12) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-24.04-edge (6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1056 (5.15.0-1056.60) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1092.82) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1092.96) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (6.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1096.81) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.15.0.1090.96~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-kvm-5.15 (5.15.0.1088.84) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.14.0-32.32~24.04.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1096.94) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1096.105~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1034.36) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-6.14 (6.14.0-1014.14) @ plucky2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-100.100) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-22.04 (6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-6.8.1 (6.8.1-1041.42) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-100.100+fips1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1043.44) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gke-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1043.48) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1047.50+fips1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (6.8.0-100.100.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1046.49.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1044.44) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1046.52) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1046.52+fips1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 5.4.295osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

All Vendor Advisories

(25)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 45× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 108 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-07 16:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-08-05 13:06 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-38173?
CVE-2025-38173 is a medium vulnerability published on July 3, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests Do not access random memory for zero-length skcipher requests. Just return 0.
When was CVE-2025-38173 disclosed?
CVE-2025-38173 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 3, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-38173 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-38173 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-38173?
CVE-2025-38173 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-38173?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-38173, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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