CVE-2021-3569: Medium severity Libtpms Project Libtpms vulnerability

Published May 25, 2021
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Updated

A stack corruption bug was found in libtpms in versions before 0.7.2 and before 0.8.0 while decrypting data using RSA. This flaw could result in a SIGBUS (bad memory access) and termination of swtpm. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Other sources

A stack corruption bug was found in libtpms while decrypting data using RSA. The bug exists in CryptRsaDecrypt() in src/tpm2/crypto/openssl/CryptRsa.c. This flaw could cause a SIGBUS (bad memory access) and termination of swtpm.

Upstream commits: https://github.com/stefanberger/libtpms/commit/505ef841c00b4c096b1977c667cb957bec3a1d8b [v0.8.0] https://github.com/stefanberger/libtpms/commit/40cfe134c017d3aeaaed05ce71eaf9bfbe556b16 [v0.7.2]

Red Hat

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/libtpms<0.7.2
0.7.2
redhat/libtpms<0.8.0
0.8.0
Libtpms Project Libtpms<0.7.2
Libtpms Project Libtpms>=0.7.3<0.8.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/libtpms to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.7.2
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/libtpms to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.8.0
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade libtpms to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.7.2Patch 40cfe134c017d3aeaaed05ce71eaf9bfbe556b16
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade libtpms to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.8.0Patch 505ef841c00b4c096b1977c667cb957bec3a1d8b

Event History

Jun 3, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:05 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:05 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-3569?

CVE-2021-3569 is a stack corruption bug found in libtpms in versions before 0.7.2 and before 0.8.0.

2

What is the impact of CVE-2021-3569?

The highest threat from CVE-2021-3569 is to system availability.

3

How does CVE-2021-3569 affect Libtpms Project Libtpms?

CVE-2021-3569 affects Libtpms Project Libtpms versions before 0.7.2 and before 0.8.0.

4

How does CVE-2021-3569 affect Redhat Enterprise Linux?

CVE-2021-3569 affects Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-3569?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-3569 at the following link: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964358.

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