An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS 3.5.x before 3.6.0.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS 3.5.x before 3.6.0. When negotiating the TLS version on the server side, it can fall back to the TLS 1.2 implementation of the protocol if it is disabled. If the TLS 1.2 implementation was disabled at build time, a TLS 1.2 client could put a TLS 1.3-only server into an infinite loop processing a TLS 1.2 ClientHello, resulting in a denial of service. If the TLS 1.2 implementation was disabled at runtime, a TLS 1.2 client can successfully establish a TLS 1.2 connection with the server.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-28836
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-39fv-p94v-rg6c
References
More OP-TEE Mbed Tls vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-24211 Mbed TLS 3.2.x through 3.4.x before 3.5 has a Buffer Overflow that can lead to remote Code execution. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22925 An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS before 2.28.2 and 3.x before 3.3.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-32797 Mbed TLS 3.5.x through 3.6.x before 3.6.2 has a buffer underrun in pkwrite when writing an opaque key pair CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-30255 An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS 3.6 before 3.6.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-27113 An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS versions from 2.19.0 up to 3.6.5, Mbed TLS 4.0.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-27111 An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS through 3.6.5 and TF-PSA-Crypto 1.0.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-28836 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-28836 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-39fv-p94v-rg6c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-28836 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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