CVE-2025-12888

Name	CVE-2025-12888
Description	Vulnerability in X25519 constant-time cryptographic implementations due to timing side channels introduced by compiler optimizations and CPU architecture limitations, specifically with the Xtensa-based ESP32 chips. If targeting Xtensa it is recommended to use the low memory implementations of X25519, which is now turned on as the default for Xtensa.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	1121204

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
wolfssl (PTS)	bullseye	4.6.0+p1-0+deb11u2	vulnerable
	bookworm	5.5.4-2+deb12u2	vulnerable
	trixie	5.7.2-0.1+deb13u1	vulnerable
	forky, sid	5.8.2-1.2	vulnerable

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
wolfssl	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)			1121204

Notes

https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/9275
Fixed by: https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/commit/c161cbd9f3fa1247382bb5b6269c7379222cabf5 (v5.8.4-stable)