Description
The package elliptic before 6.5.4 are vulnerable to Cryptographic Issues via the secp256k1 implementation in elliptic/ec/key.js. There is no check to confirm that the public key point passed into the derive function actually exists on the secp256k1 curve. This results in the potential for the private key used in this implementation to be revealed after a number of ECDH operations are performed.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | elliptic | < 6.5.4 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-elliptic | 6.5.4~dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-elliptic | 6.5.4~dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | node-elliptic | 6.5.4~dfsg-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | node-elliptic | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | node-elliptic | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | node-elliptic | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | node-elliptic | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | node-elliptic | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | node-elliptic | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | node-elliptic | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | elliptic | < 6.5.4 | 6.5.4 | GHSA-r9p9-mrjm-926w |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2023-0857 IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 4, 2023