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Unscored CVE-2023-50979 EUVD-2023-55706GHSA-w7rq-556w-c7gg

Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 8.9.0 has a Marvin side channel during decryption with PKCS#1 v1.5 padding.

Published Dec 18, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 8.9.0 has a Marvin side channel during decryption with PKCS#1 v1.5 padding.

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libcrypto++ No fix yet —
Debian 13 libcrypto++ No fix yet —
Debian 12 libcrypto++ No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 libcrypto++ No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libcrypto++ No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 libcrypto++ No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libcrypto++ No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libcrypto++ No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libcrypto++ No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libcrypto++ No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS libcrypto++ No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS libcrypto++ No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 libcryptopp 8.6.0-150400.3.12.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4310-1
SLES 15 SP6 libcryptopp 8.6.0-150400.3.12.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4310-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed libcryptopp 8.9.0-6.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:10047-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 libcryptopp 8.6.0-150400.3.12.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4310-1

Advisories 2

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