CVE-2018-0498 Affecting mbedtls package, versions <2.12.0-r0
Threat Intelligence
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- published28 Jul 2018
- disclosed28 Jul 2018
Introduced: 28 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-0498 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.11 mbedtls to version 2.12.0-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mbedtls package and not the mbedtls package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.11 relevant fixed versions and status.
ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows local users to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a cache-based side-channel attack.
References
- https://tls.mbed.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2018-02
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0498
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4296
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00029.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-0498
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-0498
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4267-1/