🛡️ CVE-2024-50382 on Debian — botan
Description
Botan before 3.6.0, when certain LLVM versions are used, has compiler-induced secret-dependent control flow in lib/utils/ghash/ghash.cpp in GHASH in AES-GCM. There is a branch instead of an XOR with carry. This was observed for Clang in LLVM 15 on RISC-V.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2024-50382 as tracked by Debian, for the package botan. The fix is available in version 2.19.5+dfsg-3; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50382 is classified as CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy. The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50382 is recorded against 1 package.
- botan (fixed in 2.19.5+dfsg-3)
Timeline and source
Published on 23 October 2024 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2024-50382 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| botan | — | 2.19.5+dfsg-3 |
References
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