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libtpms — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3446

A flaw was found in libtpms in versions before 0.8.2. The commonly used integration of libtpms with OpenSSL contained a vulnerability related to the returned IV (initialization vector) when certain symmetric ciphers were used. Instead of returning the last IV it returned the initial IV to the caller, thus weakening the subsequent encryption and decryption steps. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Products
libtpms
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.8.2-1
CVEs
CVE-2021-3446
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 01:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3446

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Mar 2021, 19:15 UTC

A flaw was found in libtpms in versions before 0.8.2. The commonly used integration of libtpms with OpenSSL contained a vulnerability related to the returned IV (initialization vector) when certain symmetric ciphers were used. Instead of returning the last IV it returned the initial IV to the caller, thus weakening the subsequent encryption and decryption steps. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3446

libtpms

Fixed versions: 0.8.2-1

libtpms

Fixed versions: 0.8.2-1

libtpms

Fixed versions: 0.8.2-1

Complete source record
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