Infinite loop in sequoia-pgp sequoia
Priority HIGH 66CWE-835Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
The sequoia-openpgp crate 1.13.0 before 1.21.0 for Rust allows an infinite loop of "Reading a cert: Invalid operation: Not a Key packet" messages for RawCertParser operations that encounter an unsupported primary key type.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00428 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial sequoia (sequoia-pgp): 1.21.0sequoia-openpgp (crates.io): 1.21.0Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sequoia-pgp | sequoia | 1.13.0 to before 1.21.0 | 1.21.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | sequoia-openpgp (crates.io) | 1.13.0 to before 1.21.0 | 1.21.0 | Patch available | GHSA-9344-p847-qm5c |
- sequoia Vendorsequoia-pgp Affected 1.13.0 to before 1.21.0 Fixed in 1.21.0 Patch available CNA
- sequoia-openpgp (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 1.13.0 to before 1.21.0 Fixed in 1.21.0 Patch available GHSA-9344-p847-qm5c
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sequoia-pgp:sequoia-openpgp:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | 1.13.0 to before 1.21.0 | Vulnerable | sequoia-pgp |
- cpe:2.3:a:sequoia-pgp:sequoia-openpgp:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions 1.13.0 to before 1.21.0 Vulnerable ·sequoia-pgp
Remediation
- Fix · CNA sequoia (sequoia-pgp) Fixed in 1.21.0
- Fix · GHSA-9344-p847-qm5c sequoia-openpgp (crates.io) Fixed in 1.21.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-58261
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9344-p847-qm5c
References
More sequoia-pgp Sequoia-openpgp vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-29456 The sequoia-openpgp crate before 1.16.0 for Rust allows out-of-bounds array access and a panic. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-58261 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-58261 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9344-p847-qm5c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-58261 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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