Mbed TLS before 3.6.5 allows a local timing attack against certain RSA operations, and direct calls to mbedtls_mpi_mod_inv or mbedtls_mpi_gcd.
Weakness
Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbed_tls | Arm | * | 3.6.5 (excluding) |
| Mbedtls | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Mbedtls | Ubuntu | esm-apps/bionic | * |
| Mbedtls | Ubuntu | esm-apps/focal | * |
| Mbedtls | Ubuntu | esm-apps/jammy | * |
| Mbedtls | Ubuntu | esm-apps/noble | * |
| Mbedtls | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Mbedtls | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Mbedtls | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Mbedtls | Ubuntu | plucky | * |
| Mbedtls | Ubuntu | questing | * |
| Mbedtls | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/462.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/541.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/580.html