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CVE-2024-56681

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: bcm - add error check in the ahash_hmac_init function The ahash_init functions may return fails.

Published Dec 28, 2024 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · linux linux kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: bcm - add error check in the ahash_hmac_init function The ahash_init functions may return fails. The ahash_hmac_init should not return ok when ahash_init returns error. For an example, ahash_init will return -ENOMEM when allocation memory is error.

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Timeline

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  1. Dec 28, 2024 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: bcm - add error check in the ahash_hmac_init function The ahash_init functions may return fails. The ahash_hmac_init should not return ok when ahash_init returns error. For an example, ahash_init will return -ENOMEM when allocation memory is error.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: bcm - add error check in the ahash_hmac_init function The ahash_init functions may return fails. The ahash_hmac_init should not return ok when ahash_init returns error. For an example, ahash_init will return -ENOMEM when allocation memory is error.

Affected

  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-56681

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-56681

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: bcm - add error check in the ahash_hmac_init function The ahash_init functions may return fails. The ahash_hmac_init should not return ok when ahash_init returns error. For an example, ahash_init will r

    nvd.nist.gov

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