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Key duplication in GSDK

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Compiler removal of buffer clearing in sli_se_sign_message in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform SDK v4.2.1 and earlier results in key material duplication to RAM.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-32098
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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5 Nov 2026, 03:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Key duplication in GSDK

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 May 2023, 18:46 UTC

Compiler removal of buffer clearing in sli_se_sign_message in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform SDK v4.2.1 and earlier results in key material duplication to RAM.

osv:CVE-2023-32098
Complete source record
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  "id": "9882ac359cc73db65350a969d68d5c28749ce733bc438b294e8d35b19a06dbbd",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32098",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Key duplication in GSDK",
    "summary": "Compiler removal of buffer clearing in sli_se_sign_message in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform SDK v4.2.1 and earlier results in key material duplication to RAM.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-32098",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2023-32098",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2023-32098"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/siliconlabs/gecko_sdk",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "11dd105731f1ac4cac424691e09b159a03e76d32"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "4.2.2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                    "strategy": "StandardRange"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:silabs:gecko_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "4.2.1"
                      }
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                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v4.2.1",
            "v4.2.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-32098.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:42.106163038Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://community.silabs.com/sfc/servlet.shepherd/document/download/0698Y00000U19lGQAR?operationContext=S1",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/32xxx/CVE-2023-32098.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32098",
        "https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
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        ],
        "cna_assigner": "Silabs",
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      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2023-32098",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 509882,
  "published_at": "2023-05-18T18:46:01.441+00:00"
}