Fedora 39 update for mbedtls
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-23170 CVE-2024-23775 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-385 CWE-190 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system mbedtls Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Covert Timing Channel
EUVDB-ID: #VU86233
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23170
CWE-ID:
CWE-385 - Covert Timing Channel
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a timing side channel in RSA private operations. A remote attacker can perform Marvin attack and gain access to sensitive information. MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 39
mbedtls: before 2.28.7-1.fc39
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-bfd98be425
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU86232
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23775
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in mbedtls_x509_set_extension(). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 39
mbedtls: before 2.28.7-1.fc39
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-bfd98be425
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
