CVE-2024-28960 Affecting mbedtls3 package, versions <2.28.8-r0
Threat Intelligence
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- published11 Jun 2026
- disclosed29 Mar 2024
Introduced: 29 Mar 2024
CVE-2024-28960 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.24 mbedtls3 to version 2.28.8-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mbedtls3 package and not the mbedtls3 package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS 2.18.0 through 2.28.x before 2.28.8 and 3.x before 3.6.0, and Mbed Crypto. The PSA Crypto API mishandles shared memory.
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5YE3QRREGJC6K34JD4LZ5P3IALNX4QYY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NCDU52ZDA7TX3HC5JCU6ZZIJQOPTNBK6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6UZNBMKYEV2J5DI7R4BQGL472V7X3WJY/
- https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls-docs/blob/main/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2024-03.md
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5YE3QRREGJC6K34JD4LZ5P3IALNX4QYY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6UZNBMKYEV2J5DI7R4BQGL472V7X3WJY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NCDU52ZDA7TX3HC5JCU6ZZIJQOPTNBK6/
- https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tech-updates/security-advisories/