Description
An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS before 2.28.2 and 3.x before 3.3.0. An adversary with access to precise enough information about memory accesses (typically, an untrusted operating system attacking a secure enclave) can recover an RSA private key after observing the victim performing a single private-key operation, if the window size (MBEDTLS_MPI_WINDOW_SIZE) used for the exponentiation is 3 or smaller.
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 | 2.28.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mbedtls | 2.28.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mbedtls | 2.28.2-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | mbedtls | 2.16.9-0.1+deb11u1 | DLA-4236-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | fluent-bit | 2.0.9-1 | — |
Advisories 3
- DLA-4236-1 mbedtls - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- ICSA-24-046-11 Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300 CISA ICS & IT advisories · Feb 13, 2024
- SSA-806742 SSA-806742: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300 before V2.4 Siemens ProductCERT · Feb 13, 2024