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TI-2026-66286 Aliases GHSA-5whh-4q9j-7v28

aws-kms-tls-auth vulnerable to memory overallocation

Priority LOW 38CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.

Summary

### Summary aws-kms-tls-auth is an optional utility for s2n-tls that enables customers to use AWS KMS keys as part of the PSK extension field in a TLS 1.3 handshake. An issue exists in this library that can lead to overallocation of memory potentially resulting in a denial of service. ### Impact The PSK extension field in TLS 1.3 uses length-prefixed lists to encode variable-length data. aws-kms-tls-auth interprets the length prefix incorrectly resulting in additional memory allocation.  s2n-tls limits ClientHello messages to 64 KB. Due to this issue, the server may allocate up to 10× the received size, meaning a single message could trigger an allocation of up to 640 KB. Repeated allocations of this size could exhaust server resources and lead to a denial-of-service. No AWS services are affected. Applications should continue to follow best practices by limiting the number of in-flight handshakes and concurrent connections. Applications using the aws-kms-tls-auth crate should upgrade to version 0.0.3. **Impacted versions:** < 0.0.3 ### Patches This issue has been addressed in aws-kms-tls-auth v0.0.3 [1]. ### Workarounds There is no workaround. Applications using aws-kms-tls-auth should upgrade to the most recent release. ### Acknowledgement s2n-tls would like to thank Joshua Rogers (https://joshua.hu/) of AISLE Research Team (https://aisle.com/) for collaborating on this issue through the coordinated disclosure process. If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, contact AWS/Amazon Security via the vulnerability reporting page [2] or directly via email to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). Please do not create a public GitHub issue. [1] https://crates.io/crates/aws-kms-tls-auth/0.0.3 [2] Vulnerability reporting page: https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting

Why it matters now

Fix Fixed aws-kms-tls-auth (crates.io): 0.0.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—aws-kms-tls-auth (crates.io)before 0.0.30.0.3Patch availableGHSA-5whh-4q9j-7v28
  • aws-kms-tls-auth (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.3 Fixed in 0.0.3 Patch available GHSA-5whh-4q9j-7v28

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-5whh-4q9j-7v28 aws-kms-tls-auth (crates.io) Fixed in 0.0.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-5whh-4q9j-7v28

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