In Trusted Firmware Mbed TLS 2.24.0, a side-channel vulnerability in base64 PEM file…
Priority LOW 25CWE-203Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
In Trusted Firmware Mbed TLS 2.24.0, a side-channel vulnerability in base64 PEM file decoding allows system-level (administrator) attackers to obtain information about secret RSA keys via a controlled-channel and side-channel attack on software running in isolated environments that can be single stepped, especially Intel SGX.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01484 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.26.0 | Vulnerable | Arm |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 34 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.26.0 Vulnerable ·Arm
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 34 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24119
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7wc7-36pp-g93m
References
Advisory 6
- https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbedtls/releases
- https://github.com/UzL-ITS/util-lookup/blob/main/cve-vulnerability-publication.md
- FEDORA-2021-10bfc067d1
- FEDORA-2021-165969af24
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211123 [SECURITY] [DLA 2826-1] mbedtls security update
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221225 [SECURITY] [DLA 3249-1] mbedtls security update
Sources
- CVE-2021-24119 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24119 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7wc7-36pp-g93m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-24119 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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