CVE-2025-49601

Name
CVE-2025-49601
Description
In MbedTLS 3.3.0 before 3.6.4, mbedtls_lms_import_public_key does not check that the input buffer is at least 4 bytes before reading a 32-bit field, allowing a possible out-of-bounds read on truncated input. Specifically, an out-of-bounds read in mbedtls_lms_import_public_key allows context-dependent attackers to trigger a crash or limited adjacent-memory disclosure by supplying a truncated LMS (Leighton-Micali Signature) public-key buffer under four bytes. An LMS public key starts with a 4-byte type indicator. The function mbedtls_lms_import_public_key reads this type indicator before validating the size of its input.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
Mailing lists
Exploits
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
cve@mitre.org https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls-docs/blob/main/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2025-06-4.md

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
mbedtls >= 3.3.0 < 3.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* mbed_tls >= 3.3.0 < 3.6.4

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
mbedtls edge-main 3.6.4-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
mbedtls edge-main 3.6.3.1-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
mbedtls edge-main 3.6.3-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
mbedtls edge-main 3.6.2-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
mbedtls edge-main 3.6.1-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
mbedtls 3.22-main 3.6.4-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
mbedtls 3.22-main 3.6.3.1-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
mbedtls 3.22-main 3.6.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
mbedtls 3.22-main 3.6.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
mbedtls 3.22-main 3.6.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
mbedtls 3.21-main 3.6.4-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
mbedtls 3.21-main 3.6.3-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
mbedtls 3.21-main 3.6.2-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
mbedtls 3.21-main 3.6.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
mbedtls 3.20-main 3.6.4-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
mbedtls 3.20-main 3.6.3-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
mbedtls 3.20-main 3.6.2-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
mbedtls 3.20-main 3.6.1-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable