Out-of-bounds Read Affecting mbedtls package, versions <2.8.0-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-MBEDTLS-527373
- published 10 Apr 2018
- disclosed 10 Apr 2018
Introduced: 10 Apr 2018
CVE-2018-9988 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 mbedtls to version 2.8.0-1 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 Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
ARM mbed TLS before 2.1.11, before 2.7.2, and before 2.8.0 has a buffer over-read in ssl_parse_server_key_exchange() that could cause a crash on invalid input.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-9988
- https://tls.mbed.org/tech-updates/releases/mbedtls-2.8.0-2.7.2-and-2.1.11-released
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00029.html
- https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbedtls/commit/027f84c69f4ef30c0693832a6c396ef19e563ca1
- https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbedtls/commit/a1098f81c252b317ad34ea978aea2bc47760b215
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-9988
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00021.html
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