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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-3569
CVE-2021-3569:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stack corruption bug was found in libtpms versions before 0.7.2 and before 0.8.0 while decrypting data using RSA. The vulnerability was discovered in June 2021 and is tracked as CVE-2021-3569 (NVD, Red Hat).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the CryptRsaDecrypt() function located in src/tpm2/crypto/openssl/CryptRsa.c of the libtpms library (Bugzilla).
Impact
This flaw could result in a SIGBUS (bad memory access) and termination of swtpm, potentially leading to a denial of service condition (Red Hat).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in libtpms versions 0.7.2 and 0.8.0. Users should upgrade to these or later versions to address the issue (Bugzilla).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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