CVE-2025-66442
Description
A flaw was found in Mbed TLS and TF-PSA-Crypto. This vulnerability is a compiler-induced timing side channel that occurs when the LLVM compiler's select-optimize feature is enabled. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this timing difference during RSA and CBC/ECB decryption operations to infer sensitive information, such as cryptographic keys.
Statement
This Moderate impact flaw in Mbed TLS and TF-PSA-Crypto is a compiler-induced timing side channel. When the LLVM compiler's select-optimize feature is enabled, a remote attacker could potentially exploit timing differences during RSA and CBC/ECB decryption operations to infer sensitive information, such as cryptographic keys. This affects Red Hat community projects such as Fedora and EPEL.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control,Other
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism; Alter Execution Logic
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