CVE-2018-25099Patch

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

In the CryptX module before 0.062 for Perl, gcm_decrypt_verify() and chacha20poly1305_decrypt_verify() do not verify the tag.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-347

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-26: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-03-26: 103-26
Signal classification1 categories
Patch
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
Full discourse1 post
  • ThreatCluster@threatcluster
    Patch

    BREAKING: Ubuntu issues USN-8128-1 for CryptX libcryptx, patching CVE-2018-25099, CVE-2025-40912 and CVE-2025-40914 across Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, 22.04 and 24.04 LTS. https://threatcluster.io/cluster/multiple-cryptx-vulnerabilities-affect-ubuntu-1804-lts-and-o-425c34d3

    Post summary

    Ubuntu has issued USN‑8128‑1, supplying patches for three CryptX libcryptx CVEs across 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04 LTS releases.

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