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wolfssl — security advisory
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.
- Products
- wolfssl
- Affected versions
- 3.10.2+dfsg-2, 3.12.0+dfsg-1, 3.12.2+dfsg-1, 3.13.0+dfsg-1, 3.4.8+dfsg-1, 4.1.0+dfsg-2, 4.2.0+dfsg-1, 4.2.0+dfsg-2, 4.2.0+dfsg-3, 4.3.0+dfsg-2, 4.6.0-3, 5.0.0-1, 5.1.1-1, 5.2.0-1, 5.2.0-2, 5.5.4-2, 5.5.4-2.1, 5.6.4-2, 5.6.6-1.2, 5.6.6-1.3, 5.6.6-1.3build1, 5.7.2-0.1, 5.8.2-1.2, 5.8.4-1, 5.9.1-0.1, 5.9.2-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-12888
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:24 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2025-12888
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Complete source record
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