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Uninitialized TRNG used for ECDSA after EM2/EM3 sleep for VSE devices

Type: advisorySources: OSV

TRNG is used before initialization by ECDSA signing driver when exiting EM2/EM3 on Virtual Secure Vault (VSE) devices. This defect may allow Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation.This issue affects Gecko SDK through v4.4.0.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-22473
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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5 Nov 2026, 17:30 UTC · Revision 1

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Uninitialized TRNG used for ECDSA after EM2/EM3 sleep for VSE devices

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Feb 2024, 18:13 UTC

TRNG is used before initialization by ECDSA signing driver when exiting EM2/EM3 on Virtual Secure Vault (VSE) devices. This defect may allow Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation.This issue affects Gecko SDK through v4.4.0.

osv:CVE-2024-22473
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22473",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Uninitialized TRNG used for ECDSA after EM2/EM3 sleep for VSE devices",
    "summary": "TRNG is used before initialization by ECDSA signing driver when exiting EM2/EM3 on Virtual Secure Vault (VSE) devices. This defect may allow Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation.This issue affects Gecko SDK through v4.4.0.",
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