CVE-2024-50383

NameCVE-2024-50383
DescriptionBotan before 3.6.0, when certain GCC versions are used, has a compiler-induced secret-dependent operation in lib/utils/donna128.h in donna128 (used in Chacha-Poly1305 and x25519). An addition can be skipped if a carry is not set. This was observed for GCC 11.3.0 with -O2 on MIPS, and GCC on x86-i386. (Only 32-bit processors can be affected.)
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Debian Bugs1086039

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
botan (PTS)bullseye2.17.3+dfsg-2vulnerable
bookworm2.19.3+dfsg-1vulnerable
sid, trixie2.19.5+dfsg-2vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
botansource(unstable)2.19.5+dfsg-31086039

Notes

[bookworm] - botan <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - botan <postponed> (Minor issue; can be fixed in next update)
https://github.com/randombit/botan/commit/53b0cfde580e86b03d0d27a488b6c134f662e957 (3.6.0)

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