Description
A Fault Injection vulnerability in the SymmetricDecrypt function in cryptopp/elgamal.h of Cryptopp Crypto++ 8.9, allows an attacker to co-reside in the same system with a victim process to disclose information and escalate privileges.
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 | libcrypto++ | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | libcrypto++ | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | libcrypto++ | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | libcryptopp | 8.6.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01816-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | libcryptopp | 8.6.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01816-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | libcryptopp | 8.6.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01816-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | libcryptopp | 8.6.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01816-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | libcryptopp | 5.6.5-150000.1.15.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01939-1 |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | libcryptopp | 8.6.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01816-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | libcryptopp | 8.6.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01816-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | libcryptopp | 5.6.5-150000.1.15.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01939-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | libcryptopp | 8.6.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01816-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | libcryptopp | 8.6.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01816-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | libcryptopp | 5.6.5-150000.1.15.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01939-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | libcryptopp | 8.6.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01816-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | libcryptopp | 8.6.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01816-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | libcryptopp | 5.6.5-150000.1.15.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01939-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | libcryptopp | 8.9.0-4.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15627-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | libcryptopp | 8.6.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01816-1 |
Advisories 3
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15627-1 libcryptopp-devel-8.9.0-4.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:01939-1 Security update for libcryptopp SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:01816-1 Security update for libcryptopp SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026