Description
An issue was discovered in Arm Mbed TLS before 2.23.0. A remote attacker can recover plaintext because a certain Lucky 13 countermeasure doesn't properly consider the case of a hardware accelerator.
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 | mbedtls | 2.16.9-0.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mbedtls | 2.16.9-0.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mbedtls | 2.16.9-0.1 | — |
| Debian 10 | mbedtls | 2.16.9-0~deb10u1 | DLA-3249-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- DLA-3249-1 mbedtls - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026