Vulnerability · Published Mar 29, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-28960
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity improper access control in the mbedtls package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS 2.18.0 through 2.28.x before 2.28.8 and 3.x before 3.6.0, and Mbed Crypto. The PSA Crypto API mishandles shared memory.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | mbedtls | 2.28.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | mbedtls | 2.28.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | mbedtls | 2.28.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | mbedtls | 2.28.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | mbedtls | 2.28.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | mbedtls2 | 2.28.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | mbedtls2 | 2.28.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | mbedtls2 | 2.28.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | mbedtls2 | 2.28.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | mbedtls2 | 2.28.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | mbedtls3 | 2.28.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Debian:12 | mbedtls | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Debian:13 | mbedtls | 2.28.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28960 |
| Debian:14 | mbedtls | 2.28.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28960 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
References
- https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tech-updates/security-advisories/
- https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls-docs/blob/main/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2024-03.md
- FEDORA-2024-666210bd74 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-1249d56928 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-a23b5f0783 vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5YE3QRREGJC6K34JD4LZ5P3IALNX4QYY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NCDU52ZDA7TX3HC5JCU6ZZIJQOPTNBK6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6UZNBMKYEV2J5DI7R4BQGL472V7X3WJY/