Intel

AIKIDO-2024-10250

s2n-tls is vulnerable to Observable Timing Discrepancy

Observable Timing Discrepancy Pre-CVE
Found by Aikido Intel before public disclosure or CVE publication.
Published Sep 11, 2024

25

Low Risk

This Affects:

oss2n-tls
1.0.0 - 1.5.1
Fixed in 1.5.2
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TL;DR

Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to observable timing discrepancies. The use of the memcmp function increases the risk of side-channel attacks. While there is no evidence suggesting the risk is exploitable, given the security sensitivity of this library, it is safer to address it.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.

Background info

s2n-tls is vulnerable to Observable Timing Discrepancy in versions 1.0.0 - 1.5.1.

How to fix this

Upgrade the s2n-tls library to the patch version.