MGASA-2020-0293

Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0293.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0293.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2020-0293
Published
2020-07-10T15:40:08Z
Modified
2026-04-16T04:25:48Z
Summary
Updated mbedtls packages fix security vulnerability
Details

Updated mbedtls packages fix security vulnerabilities

Fix a side channel vulnerability in modular exponentiation that could reveal an RSA private key used in a secure enclave.

Fix side channel in mbedtls_ecp_check_pub_priv() and mbedtls_pk_parse_key() / mbedtls_pk_parse_keyfile() (when loading a private key that didn't include the uncompressed public key), as well as mbedtls_ecp_mul() / mbedtls_ecp_mul_restartable() when called with a NULL f_rng argument. An attacker with access to precise enough timing and memory access information (typically an untrusted operating system attacking a secure enclave) could fully recover the ECC private key.

Fix issue in Lucky 13 counter-measure that could make it ineffective when hardware accelerators were used (using one of the MBEDTLS_SHAxxx_ALT macros). This would cause the original Lucky 13 attack to be possible in those configurations, allowing an active network attacker to recover plaintext after repeated timing measurements under some conditions.

References
Credits

Affected packages

Mageia:7 / mbedtls

Package

Name
mbedtls
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/mbedtls?arch=source&distro=mageia-7

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.16.7-1.mga7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "section": "core"
}

Database specific

source
"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0293.json"