Description
An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS 3.x before 3.6.6. An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in mbedtls_ccm_finish() in library/ccm.c allows attackers to obtain adjacent CCM context data via invocation of the multipart CCM API with an oversized tag_len parameter. This is caused by missing validation of the tag_len parameter against the size of the internal 16-byte authentication buffer. The issue affects the public multipart CCM API in Mbed TLS 3.x, where mbedtls_ccm_finish() can be invoked directly by applications. In Mbed TLS 4.x versions prior to the fix, the same missing validation exists in the internal implementation; however, the function is not exposed as part of the public API. Exploitation requires application-level invocation of the multipart CCM API.
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 | 3.6.6-0.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mbedtls | 3.6.6-0.1~deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | mbedtls | No fix yet | — |
| 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 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | mbedtls | 3.6.6-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10498-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10498-1 libeverest-3.6.6-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Apr 8, 2026