medium5.5
CVE-2021-3505
A flaw was found in libtpms in versions before 0.8.0.
Impact
A flaw was found in libtpms in versions before 0.8.0. The TPM 2 implementation returns 2048 bit keys with ~1984 bit strength due to a bug in the TCG specification. The bug is in the key creation algorithm in RsaAdjustPrimeCandidate(), which is called before the prime number check. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libtpms Project | Libtpms | before 0.8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Version 8.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Version 33 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950046
- https://github.com/stefanberger/libtpms/issues/183
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NUCZX4S53TUNTSGTCRDNOQZV2V2RI4RJ/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950046
- https://github.com/stefanberger/libtpms/issues/183
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NUCZX4S53TUNTSGTCRDNOQZV2V2RI4RJ/